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.
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
dishwiping
disperiwig
dispowder
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
disworkmanship
disworship
disworship
noun
(obsolete) A deprivation of honour or cause of disgrace.
verb
To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy.
downpatrick
downpipe
downpipe
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downslip
downtrampling
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawpoint
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
fellowshiped
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
horsewhipped
horsewhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
interwrapped
interwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwrap
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
misworshiped
newspaperized
newspaperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaperize
overwhipped
overwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwhip
overwiped
overwiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwipe
paddywacking
paderewski
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
parishwide
partridgewood
pawdite
pediwak
pedricktown
pencilwood
periwigged
periwigged
adj
Wearing a periwig.
periwigpated
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
pestilenceweed
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
pickleweed
pickleweed
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Batis (family Bataceae).
Any flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).
piepowder
piepowder
noun
(Britain, law, historical) In full court of piepowders (also court of piepowder) or piepowder court: an ancient court in England held in conjunction with a fair or a market to administer summary justice over occurrences therein such as disputes between merchants and acts of theft and violence; they were presided over by the mayor and bailiffs of the borough, or by the steward if the fair or market was held by a lord.
(obsolete) Chiefly in court of piepowders, etc. (sense 2): a traveller, particularly one on foot; a wayfarer; specifically, a travelling merchant.
pigeonweed
pigeonweed
noun
Synonym of pokeweed (“the plant Phytolacca americana”)
pigeonwood
pigeonwood
noun
An evergreen tree, Trema orientalis, which is widely distributed throughout much of the tropics.
Hedycarya arborea, a tree endemic to New Zealand.
pigweed
pigweed
noun
(uncommon, dialectal) Heracleum sphondylium
Amaranthus species
Any of various weedy plants sometimes used as pig fodder
Chenopodium album, white goosefoot
Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass)
Portulaca bicolor, of Australia
pigweeds
pigweeds
noun
plural of pigweed
pigwidgeon
pigwidgeon
noun
(rare) A contemptible or stupid person or creature.
(rare) A small or petty person, creature or object, especially a fairy, dwarf, imp, or elf.
pigwidgin
pileweed
pillowed
pillowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pillow
pillowmade
pilotweed
pilotweed
noun
Silphium laciniatum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
pincerweed
pineweed
pineweed
noun
A low, bushy, nearly leafless herb (Hypericum sarothra), common in sandy soil in the eastern United States.
pinewood
pinewood
noun
(countable) A forest or grove of pine trees, either natural or as a plantation
(uncountable) The wood of a pine
pinewoods
pinewoods
noun
plural of pinewood
pineywoods
pinkweed
pinkwood
pinrowed
pinweed
pinweed
noun
Any of the genus Lechea of low North American herbs with branching stems, and very small and abundant leaves and flowers.
pinweeds
pinweeds
noun
plural of pinweed
pipewood
pipewood
noun
An ericaceous shrub of the southern United States, whose wood can be used to make pipe bowls.
pitwood
plainward
poisonweed
poisonwood
poisonwood
noun
Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.
poisonwoods
poisonwoods
noun
plural of poisonwood
powderies
powderiness
powderiness
noun
The state or characteristic of being powdery
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
powderize
powderize
verb
(intransitive) To be reduced to powder
(transitive) To reduce to powder
powderizer
powderizer
noun
A machine that powderizes.
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
powdike
powdike
noun
(UK, dialect) A dike; a marsh or fen.
prairieweed
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
predrawing
previewed
previewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preview
prewelwired
prewhipped
prewhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewhip
prewired
prewired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewire
preworldliness
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
prideweed
princewood
princewood
noun
The wood of various rubiaceous trees, including those of species Hamelia ventricosa, Cordia gerascanthus, and Exostema caribaeum.
pseudosweating
puddingwife
puddingwives
pyramidwise
pyramidwise
adj
In the form of a pyramid.
rawalpindi
rawalpindi
Proper noun
A city in the Punjab Province of Pakistan and capital of the district by that name.
scorpionweed
scorpionweed
noun
Any plant of the genus Phacelia.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shopwindow
shopwindow
noun
Alternative form of shop window
shopwindows
shopwindows
noun
plural of shopwindow
sideswipe
sideswipe
noun
A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
A catty or sarcastic remark.
verb
(transitive) To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
sideswiped
sideswiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sideswipe
sideswiper
sideswiper
noun
A type of telegraph key, similar to a straight (pump) key, but whose keying action is in a side-to-side, rather than an up-and-down, motion.
One who sideswipes.
sideswipers
sideswipers
noun
plural of sideswiper
sideswipes
sideswipes
noun
plural of sideswipe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sideswipe
sideswiping
sideswiping
verb
present participle of sideswipe
sidewipe
sidewiper
slipperweed
spadewise
spadewise
adv
(rare) In the style of a spade.
sparrowcide
sparrowcide
noun
(countable) One who kills sparrows.
The killing of sparrows.
speedwriting
spellingdown
spicewood
spicewood
noun
An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor.
spiderflower
spiderweb
spiderweb
noun
(figurative) Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.
The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
verb
(transitive) To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.
spiderwebbed
spiderwebbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spiderweb
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
spiderwork
spiderwork
noun
Lace worked by spider stitch.
spiderwort
spiderwort
noun
A perennial plant of the Tradescantia genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow.
spiderworts
spiderworts
noun
plural of spiderwort
spikeweed
spindlewise
spindlewise
adv
In the manner of a spindle.
spindlewood
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.
spireward
spireward
adv
Toward a spire.
spiritweed
spiritweed
noun
The perennial herb Eryngium foetidum.
spiritwood
splintwood
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.