(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
beavertown
bowstave
bowstave
noun
The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
carpetwoven
cavetown
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clovewort
clovewort
noun
(historical) an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
crestview
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
dewittville
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
dovetailwise
eutawville
evenworthy
everywhither
everywhither
adv
(archaic or poetic) To (in the direction of) everywhere; to every place.
fevertwig
fevertwitch
feverwort
feverwort
noun
A plant of the genus Centaurium.
A plant of the genus Triosteum.
grovertown
grovetown
haverstraw
heavyweight
heavyweight
adj
Being a leader in one's field.
Being relatively heavy.
Important or impressive.
Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
noun
(uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
(uncountable, by extension) A similar division and contestant in other sports.
A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
heavyweights
heavyweights
noun
plural of heavyweight
interview
interview
noun
(obsolete) An official face-to-face meeting of monarchs or other important figures.
A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.
A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
A police interrogation of a suspect or party in an investigation.
An audition.
Any face-to-face meeting, especially of an official or adversarial nature.
verb
(intransitive) To be interviewed; to attend an interview.
(transitive) To ask questions of (somebody); to have an interview.
interviewable
interviewable
adj
Capable of being interviewed.
interviewed
interviewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interview
interviewee
interviewee
noun
Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.
interviewees
interviewees
noun
plural of interviewee
interviewer
interviewer
noun
One who interviews.
interviewers
interviewers
noun
plural of interviewer
interviewing
interviewing
verb
present participle of interview
interviews
interviews
noun
plural of interview
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interview
interweave
interweave
verb
(intransitive) To intermingle.
(transitive) To combine through weaving.
interweaved
interweaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interweave
interweavement
interweavement
noun
An interweaving.
interweaver
interweaver
noun
One who interweaves.
interweaves
interweaves
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interweave
interweaving
interweaving
noun
The motion or position of things that interweave; an elaborate tangle.
verb
present participle of interweave
interweavingly
interweavingly
adv
So as to interweave.
interwove
interwove
verb
simple past tense of interweave
interwoven
interwoven
verb
past participle of interweave
interwovenly
interwovenly
adv
In an interwoven manner.
laverwort
leavenworth
leavenworth
Proper noun
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Kansas, USA
an unincorporated community in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Washington, USA.
levittown
liverwort
liverwort
noun
A common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica), used in traditional European herbal medicine.
A type of bryophyte (includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.
liverworts
liverworts
noun
plural of liverwort
liverwurst
liverwurst
noun
liver sausage
liverwursts
liverwursts
noun
plural of liverwurst
liveweight
liveweight
noun
Alternative form of live weight
loveworth
loveworthy
loveworthy
adj
lovable, worthy or deserving of love.
mcveytown
multiview
multiview
adj
That may be viewed from two or more aspects.
noun
A projection of an object in two or more views on different planes, used in technical drawing.
multiviewing
navelwort
navelwort
noun
Marsh pennywort, herbs of genera Hydrocotyle or Centella.
Omphalodes spp., with seeds reminiscent of a navel.
Umbilicus spp., especially Umbilicus rupestris), a European perennial succulent herb with round, peltate leaves with a central depression.
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outwave
outwaved
outweave
outweave
verb
(transitive) To surpass in weaving; to weave more or better than.
outweaving
outweaving
verb
present participle of outweave
outwove
outwove
verb
simple past tense of outweave
outwoven
outwoven
verb
past participle of outweave
outwwove
outwwoven
overgrowth
overgrowth
noun
A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
overgrowths
overgrowths
noun
plural of overgrowth
overshadowment
overshadowment
noun
overshadowing
overstowage
overstowed
overstowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overstow
overstrew
overstrew
verb
To strew or scatter over.
overstrewed
overstrewed
verb
simple past tense of overstrew
overstrewing
overstrewing
verb
present participle of overstrew
overstrewn
overstrewn
verb
past participle of overstrew
overswarth
oversweated
oversweet
oversweet
adj
Too sweet; excessively sweet.
oversweeten
oversweeten
verb
(transitive) To make too sweet.
oversweetened
oversweetened
adj
Excessively sweetened.
oversweetening
oversweetening
verb
present participle of oversweeten
oversweetens
oversweetens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oversweeten
oversweetly
oversweetly
adv
With excessive sweetness.
oversweetness
oversweetness
noun
Quality of being oversweet.
overswift
overswift
adj
(rare) Overly swift.
overthrew
overthrew
verb
simple past tense of overthrow
overthrow
overthrow
noun
(archaic, rare) An act of throwing something to the ground; an overturning.
(cricket) A run scored by the batting side when a fielder throws the ball back to the infield, whence it continues to the opposite outfield.
(sports) A throw that goes too far.
A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
verb
(transitive) To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force.
(transitive, intransitive) To throw (something) so that it goes too far.
(transitive, now rare) To throw down to the ground, to overturn.
overthrowable
overthrowable
adj
Capable of being overthrown.
overthrowal
overthrowal
noun
The act of overthrowing something or someone.
overthrower
overthrower
noun
One who overthrows.
overthrowers
overthrowers
noun
plural of overthrower
overthrowing
overthrowing
verb
present participle of overthrow
overthrown
overthrown
verb
past participle of overthrow
overthrows
overthrows
noun
plural of overthrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overthrow
overthwart
overthwart
adj
(obsolete) Crossing in kind or disposition.
(obsolete) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
adv
(archaic) From side to side.
noun
(obsolete) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
prep
(archaic, UK dialect) From one side to the other of.
overthwartarchaic
overthwartly
overthwartly
adv
(obsolete) In an overthwart manner; going across.
(obsolete) perversely
overthwartness
overthwartness
noun
(obsolete) The state of being overthwart; perverseness.
overthwartways
overthwartwise
overtower
overtower
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To soar too high.
(transitive) To tower above or over.
overtwine
overtwist
overtwist
verb
To twist excessively
overwart
overwasted
overwasted
adj
(obsolete) wasted or worn out; consumed; spent
overwatch
overwatch
noun
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
verb
(transitive) To watch excessively.
(transitive) To watch over.
(transitive, obsolete) To overcome with long lack of rest.
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
overwatcher
overwatcher
noun
One who watches over; a supervisor.
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overwater
overwater
adj
Built or situated on stilts in the ocean.
By or across water, especially of travel.
verb
(transitive) To water too much.
overwatered
overwatered
adj
Watered too much.
overwatering
overwatering
verb
present participle of overwater
overwealth
overwealthy
overwealthy
adj
Excessively wealthy.
overweather
overweather
adj
(aviation) Flying high enough to avoid storms and turbulence.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To expose too long to the influence of harsh weather, or show the effects of such exposure.
overweight
overweight
adj
(investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
(transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
noun
(countable) An overweight person.
(countable, investment, finance) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
(uncountable, chiefly transport, law) An excess of weight.
(uncountable, healthcare) The condition of being overweight.
verb
(transitive) To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
overweighted
overweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overweight
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
overwelt
overwent
overwent
verb
simple past tense of overgo
overwet
overwet
verb
(transitive) To make too wet; to make wetter than required.
overwetness
overwetness
noun
Excessive wetness.
overwets
overwets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwet
overwetted
overwetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwet
overwetting
overwetting
verb
present participle of overwet
overwinter
overwinter
adj
Occurring over the winter season.
adv
During the winter.
verb
(transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter.
Insects may overwinter in fallen fruit if it is not removed.
overwintered
overwintered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwinter
overwintering
overwintering
noun
(medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
The action of overwintering
verb
present participle of overwinter
overwinters
overwinters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwinter
overwithered
overwithered
adj
Excessively withered.
overwithheld
overwithheld
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwithhold
overwithhold
overwithhold
verb
(finance) To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.
overwrest
overwrest
verb
(transitive, archaic) To wrest or force from the natural or proper position.
overwrested
overwrested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwrest
overwrestle
overwrestle
verb
(transitive, archaic) To defeat or overcome by wrestling.
overwrite
overwrite
noun
(computing) The operation of destroying older data by recording new data over it.
verb
(transitive) To cover in writing; to write over the top of.
(transitive, computing) To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.
(transitive, intransitive) To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.
(transitive, intransitive) To write too much.
overwrited
overwrites
overwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwrite
overwriting
overwriting
verb
present participle of overwrite
overwritten
overwritten
verb
past participle of overwrite
overwrote
overwrote
verb
simple past tense of overwrite
overwroth
overwroth
adj
(archaic) Excessively angry.
overwrought
overwrought
adj
Elaborate; overdone.
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
overwwrought
pittsview
povertyweed
preinterview
preinterview
adj
Before an interview.
verb
(transitive) To interview (somebody) as a preliminary step, e.g. to plan for a full interview later.