(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
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
copplecrown
crawlspace
crawlspace
noun
Alternative spelling of crawl space
cropplecrown
cropwell
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
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.
dropflower
electropower
electropower
noun
electrical power
fellowheirship
fireplow
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.
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.
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
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
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
molewarp
nipplewort
nipplewort
noun
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
overplow
overplow
verb
Alternative spelling of overplough
overpowerful
overpowerful
adj
Excessively powerful.
overpowerfully
overpowerfulness
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
owerloup
packwaller
palaceward
palaceward
adv
Toward a palace.
palacewards
palacewards
adv
Towards a palace.
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
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
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
peelcrow
pennyflower
periwinkle
periwinkle
adj
Of pale bluish purple colour.
noun
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pestilencewort
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pigflower
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pilewort
pilewort
noun
Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine, a plant in the buttercup family.
pileworts
pileworts
noun
plural of pilewort
pilgrimwise
pillarwise
pillowbeer
pillowbeer
noun
A pillowcase.
pillowber
pillowbere
pipewalker
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platework
plateworker
playwear
playwear
noun
Clothes designed for children to wear while playing.
playwears
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; a playwright.
plower
plower
noun
One who plows; one who works land with a plow.
plowers
plowers
noun
plural of plower
plowjogger
plowmaker
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
plowter
plowter
verb
Alternative spelling of plouter
plugdrawer
poleward
poleward
adj
Towards a (north or south) pole
adv
Towards a pole of a planet
polewards
polewards
adj
Towards a pole.
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
porwigle
porwigle
noun
Obsolete form of polliwog.
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.
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
powderly
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
powerful
powerful
adj
(mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
Leading to many or important deductions.
adv
(Southern US) Synonym of very
powerfully
powerfully
adv
In a powerful manner.
powerfulness
powerfulness
noun
The quality of being powerful.
powerless
powerless
adj
Lacking legal authority.
Lacking sufficient power or strength.
powerlessly
powerlessly
adv
In a powerless manner.
powerlessness
powerlessness
noun
The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
powersville
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
predwell
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
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.
prewelcome
prewelcomed
prewelcoming
prewelwired
prewelwiring
prewilling
prewillingly
prewillingness
prewireless
prewireless
adj
Before the invention or introduction of wireless communication.