(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
feuchtwanger
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
harpwaytuning
heartwounding
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
huntingtown
hwanghwatsun
hyperwrought
interwrought
interwwrought
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
laughlintown
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
outgrowth
outgrowth
noun
A branch or offshoot of a plant.
A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
An appendage of an animal.
Excessive growth.
outgrowths
outgrowths
noun
plural of outgrowth
outhowling
outhowling
verb
present participle of outhowl
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
outweigh
outweigh
verb
(transitive) To exceed in importance or value.
(transitive) To exceed in weight or mass.
outweighed
outweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outweigh
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outweighs
outweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweigh
outweight
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwishing
outwishing
verb
present participle of outwish
outwrought
overwrought
overwrought
adj
Elaborate; overdone.
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
overwwrought
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
pumpwright
rewrought
rewrought
adj
wrought again
roughwrought
shuntwinding
subweight
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superwrought
thoroughgrowth
thoroughwax
thoroughwax
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
The thoroughwort.
thoroughway
thoroughway
noun
A thoroughfare.
A way through, passageway.
thoroughwort
thoroughwort
noun
Any of several plants of the genus Eupatorium.
The common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).
thoughtway
thoughtway
noun
The practices and underlying assumptions dictating how the members of a given society or culture think.
thoughtways
thoughtways
noun
plural of thoughtway
thousandweight
throughgrow
throughknow
throughway
throughway
noun
(US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.
throughways
throughways
noun
plural of throughway
troughway
troughwise
troughwise
adv
In the manner of a trough.
unbewitching
unbewitching
adj
Not bewitching.
noun
The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.
verb
present participle of unbewitch
unbewitchingly
undergrowth
undergrowth
noun
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
undergrowths
undergrowths
noun
plural of undergrowth
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
underweights
underweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underweight
underwrought
underwrought
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unswathing
unswathing
verb
present participle of unswathe
unthawing
unthawing
adj
That does not thaw; eternally frozen.
verb
present participle of unthaw
unthwarting
untwitching
unwatching
unwatching
verb
present participle of unwatch
unweighability
unweight
unweight
verb
To remove a statistical weighting from.
To temporarily remove the body's weight from a ski when making a turn.
unweighted
unweighted
adj
Not weighted (used especially of an average or other statistic)
unweighting
unweighting
verb
present participle of unweight
unweights
unweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unweight
unweighty
unweighty
adj
Not weighty.
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwithering
unwithering
adj
Not withering; staying fresh and whole.
unwithholding
unwithstanding
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
unwrought
unwrought
adj
In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwork
upgrowth
upgrowth
noun
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
upgrowths
upgrowths
noun
plural of upgrowth
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
upwrought
upwrought
adj
wrought-up
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wandought
washtrough
washtrough
noun
A trough for washing.
watchglassful
watchglassful
noun
Enough to fill a watch glass (item of laboratory equipment).
watchung
wauchting
wauchting
verb
present participle of waucht
waught
waught
noun
Alternative form of waucht
waughted
waughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waught
waughting
waughting
verb
present participle of waught
waughts
waughts
noun
plural of waught
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
weltanschauungen
weltanschauungen
noun
plural of weltanschauung
westborough
westinghouse
wherethrough
wherethrough
adv
(archaic) Through which.
(obsolete) By means of which; whereby.
whitesburg
whuttering
withdraught
withdraught
noun
(law, obsolete) A fine imposed on plaintiffs for such a dismissal.
(law, obsolete) Retraxit: a dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit.
(obsolete) A place to withdraw to: a private chamber or retreat.
(obsolete) A sewer or watercourse used for sewerage.
worldaught
wrought
wrought
adj
Having been worked or prepared somehow.
verb
(see usage notes) simple past tense and past participle of wreak