Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
clappermaclaw
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
deepwaterman
deepwatermen
dewdamp
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
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
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
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.
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
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
inwrapment
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
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.
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
newspaperman
newspaperman
noun
A man who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspapermen
newspapermen
noun
plural of newspaperman
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
nymphwise
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
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
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
pewmate
pewmate
noun
One who shares the same pew.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
piecemealwise
piewoman
piewoman
noun
A woman who sells pies.
pigmew
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pilgrimwise
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
prewarm
prewarm
verb
(computer graphics, of a particle system) To initialize with the illusion of prior activity.
(transitive) To warm in advance.
prewarmed
prewarmed
adj
(computer graphics, of a particle system) Initialized with the illusion of prior activity.
Warmed in advance.
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
prewarms
prewarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewarm
prewelcome
prewelcomed
prewelcoming
prewonderment
problemwise
pumpwell
pygmyweed
pyramidwise
pyramidwise
adj
In the form of a pyramid.
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
stampweed
stumpwise
sumpweed
sumpweed
noun
Chorisiva nevadensis
Iva annua, annual marsh elder, a North American herbaceous annual plant in the sunflower family.
sumpweeds
sumpweeds
noun
plural of sumpweed
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
swampable
swampable
adj
Capable of being swamped.
swampberries
swampberry
swamped
swamped
adj
(informal) very busy; having too much to do
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swamp
swamper
swamper
noun
(Australia, slang) a person who travels by foot but has his belongings on a wagon.
(Canada, US, slang) A truck driver's assistant; an assistant to a driver of horses, mules or bullocks.
(US) A handyman or general employee in a liquor saloon; a cook's assistant.
(US) A person who clears a road for lumberers in a forest or swamp.
(US) A person who lives in a swampy area.
Someone or something that swamps or overwhelms.
swampers
swampers
noun
plural of swamper
swamphen
swamphen
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae.
swampier
swampier
adj
comparative form of swampy: more swampy
swampiest
swampiest
adj
superlative form of swampy: most swampy
swampine
swampiness
swampiness
noun
The quality of being swampy.
swampinesses
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
swampless
swampless
adj
Without a swamp.
swampside
swampside
noun
The land lying alongside a swamp.
swampweed
swampweed
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Hygrophila.
Any weed that is found in, or commonly grows in, a swamp.
The plant Selliera radicans.
sweepdom
sweepdom
noun
The realm or sphere of chimney sweeps.
taiwanhemp
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
templeward
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.
triumphwise
trumpetweed
trumpetweed
noun
Any of the joe-pye weeds, herbaceous composite plants of genus Eutrochium, often having hollow stems, bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads, native to eastern North America.
The sea trumpet.
trumpetwood
trumpetwood
noun
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the nettle family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments.