The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowmansville
chimalakwe
chmielewski
clamehewit
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
councilwomen
councilwomen
noun
plural of councilwoman
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
demilawyer
demiowl
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
demiworld
dimwittedly
dimwittedly
adv
In a dimwitted or stupid manner.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disembowel
disembowel
verb
(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
disemboweled
disemboweled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembowel
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelled
disembowelled
verb
(chiefly Britain) simple past tense and past participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
disembowels
disembowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembowel
dreamwhile
dwindlement
dwindlement
noun
The process of dwindling; gradual reduction to nothing.
embillow
embillow
verb
(intransitive, rare) To heave, as the waves of the sea; swell.
emboweling
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gimbaljawed
halmawise
jewelsmith
jewelsmith
noun
An individual whose profession involves making jewelry out of precious metals and stones.
The place where such an individual carries out their trade.
jobbernowlism
lawrencium
lawrencium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
lawrenciums
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
lawyerism
lawyerism
noun
(countable) An utterance characteristic of a lawyer; legal jargon.
The attitudes or practices of lawyers.
lewisham
lewisham
Proper noun
a town in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
liegewoman
liegewoman
noun
A female liege (subject of a sovereign or lord).
limewash
limewash
noun
A mixture of slaked lime in water.
verb
(transitive) To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).
limewater
limewater
noun
(inorganic chemistry) a solution of calcium hydroxide in water, used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations.
limewood
limewood
noun
The wood of the lime (linden) tree.
limewort
lowmansville
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
mailwomen
mailwomen
noun
plural of mailwoman
makaweli
malinowskite
manifoldwise
mapleview
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
maxwellian
maxwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1831-1879), Scottish theoretical physicist and mathematician who made important contributions to electromagnetic theory.
(Pertaining to a distribution) Obeying Maxwell statistics.
Noun
A supporter of James Clerk Maxwell.
mcewensville
mealywing
mealywing
noun
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).
meanwhile
meanwhile
adv
At the same time, but elsewhere.
During the time that something is happening.
In contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned.
noun
The time between two events.
meanwhiles
meanwhiles
noun
plural of meanwhile
meilewagon
mellowing
mellowing
noun
The process of making or becoming mellow.
verb
present participle of mellow
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
mewling
mewling
noun
A sound that mewls.
verb
present participle of mewl
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
middlebrow
middlebrow
adj
(derogatory) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
noun
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
middlebrows
middlebrows
noun
plural of middlebrow
middlesworth
middletown
middlewards
middleway
middleweight
middleweight
noun
(countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
(countable, business, by extension) An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior.
(uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
middlewoman
middlewoman
noun
The female equivalent of a middleman; a female intermediary.
middlewomen
middlewomen
noun
plural of middlewoman
midweekly
midweekly
adj
Occurring midweek.
midwinterly
mildew
mildew
noun
(phytopathology) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
verb
(intransitive) To become tainted with mildew.
(transitive) To taint with mildew.
mildewed
mildewed
adj
Covered with mildew.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mildew
mildewer
mildewer
noun
A plant that is susceptible to mildew.
mildewing
mildewing
verb
present participle of mildew
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
mildews
mildews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mildew
mildewy
mildewy
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected with mildew
mileway
mileway
noun
(UK) Any of a number of roads near Oxford, England, whose upkeep was formerly paid for by nearby residents.
(obsolete) A time period of 20 minutes.
milewski
milkweed
milkweed
noun
A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).
Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
millerstown
milliweber
milliweber
noun
A unit of magnetic flux, one thousandth of a weber.
millowner
millowner
noun
The owner of a mill
millwater
millwheel
millwheel
noun
A water wheel used to power a watermill.
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
miltwaste
miltwaste
noun
A small European fern (Asplenium ceterach) formerly used in medicine.
milwaukee
milwaukee
Proper noun
A city in Wisconsin, United States, which is the county seat of
milwaukeean
milwaukeean
Adjective
Of or relating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
milwaukie
milwell
milwell
noun
(Scotland, dialectal or historical) The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misallowance
misallowance
noun
A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.
miterflower
mitreflower
morrowville
mortalwise
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
multitowered
multitowered
adj
Having more than one tower.
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
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
newfangledism
nimblewit
nonwelcoming
olympianwise
overwhelming
overwhelming
adj
Extreme.
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
noun
A situation of being overwhelmed.
verb
present participle of overwhelm
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
overwhelmingness
overwhelmingness
noun
The property of being overwhelming.
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
piecemealwise
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pilgrimwise
pillowmade
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
policewomen
policewomen
noun
plural of policewoman
prewelcoming
problemwise
rombowline
rombowline
noun
(nautical) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.
rumbowline
rumbowline
noun
Alternative form of rombowline
rumswizzle
rumswizzle
noun
A kind of cloth made in Ireland from pure undyed wool.
sawmiller
sawmiller
noun
The operator of a sawmill.
semirawly
semivowel
semivowel
noun
(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.