Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
empower
empower
verb
(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
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
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
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
lampflower
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
manpowers
maplewood
mellowphone
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
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
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
newspaperwoman
newspaperwoman
noun
A woman who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspaperwomen
newspaperwomen
noun
plural of newspaperwoman
olympianwise
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
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
penwoman
penwoman
noun
A female writer.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
penwomen
penwomen
noun
plural of penwoman
pewamo
pewdom
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
piewoman
piewoman
noun
A woman who sells pies.
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pillowmade
placewoman
placewoman
noun
A female placeman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
playwomen
plowmaker
plowmell
plowmen
plowmen
noun
plural of plowman
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
policewomen
policewomen
noun
plural of policewoman
pomewater
pomewater
noun
A kind of sweet, juicy apple.
postwomen
postwomen
noun
plural of postwoman
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
presswoman
presswoman
noun
A female pressman.
presswomen
presswomen
noun
plural of presswoman
prewelcome
prewelcomed
prewelcoming
prewonderment
problemwise
sempstrywork
shopwomen
shopwomen
noun
plural of shopwoman
spacewoman
spacewoman
noun
A female astronaut.
spacewomen
spacewomen
noun
plural of spacewoman
spaewoman
spaewoman
noun
A female prophet or diviner.
spileworm
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
spokeswoman
spokeswoman
noun
A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
spokeswomen
spokeswomen
noun
plural of spokeswoman
sportswomen
sportswomen
noun
plural of sportswoman
superacknowledgment
superwoman
superwoman
noun
(informal) A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job.
A woman with superhuman powers.
superwomen
superwomen
noun
plural of superwoman
sweepdom
sweepdom
noun
The realm or sphere of chimney sweeps.
tapeworm
tapeworm
noun
(countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
(uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.
tapeworms
tapeworms
noun
plural of tapeworm
thermopower
thermopower
noun
(physics) A measure of the voltage induced in a material by the thermoelectric effect
tripewoman
tripewoman
noun
(historical) A female seller of tripe.
trumpetwood
trumpetwood
noun
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the nettle family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments.
unempowered
unempowered
adj
Not empowered.
unimpowered
unimpowered
adj
Not impowered
weapemeoc
weaponmaker
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weaponsmithy
weaponsmithy
noun
Synonym of weaponsmithing
whomped
whomped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whomp
wolverhampton
wolverhampton
Proper noun
A city in the West Midlands of England.
womanpower
womanpower
noun
The female workforce; the number of available female workers.