(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
farmwife
farmwife
noun
A farmer's wife.
The wife in a married couple engaged in farming; a wife who shares in the duties of farming, such as farm management, homemaking on the farm, fieldwork, sales and marketing, or other work.
figworm
fireworm
fireworm
noun
The bearded fireworm, Chloeia flava, a species of polychaete, in family Amphinomidae, which may cause pain if touched.
The larva of a small tortricid moth that feeds on cranberry leaves, giving the plant a burnt look; the cranberry worm.
The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae).
fireworms
fireworms
noun
plural of fireworm
firmware
firmware
noun
(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
Software intended for such embedded computer applications.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
forewisdom
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
fruitworm
fruitworm
noun
The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
manifoldwise
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
midwife
midwife
noun
(rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
verb
(transitive) To act as a midwife.
(transitive, figuratively) To facilitate the emergence of.
midwifed
midwifed
verb
(rare) simple past tense and past participle of midwife.
midwiferies
midwiferies
noun
plural of midwifery
midwifery
midwifery
noun
The practice and science of being a midwife.
midwifes
midwifes
verb
(rare) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
midwifing
midwifing
verb
(rare) present participle of midwife
mifflintown
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
minenwerfer
minenwerfer
noun
(military, now historical) A type of trench mortar used by German forces especially during the First World War, or the shells fired by such a mortar.
mistflower
mistflower
noun
Any of several plants in the tribe Eupatorieae, especially Ageratina riparia and members of the genus Conoclinium.
miterflower
mitreflower
muirfowl
multiflow
newfangledism
phosphowolframic
semiwarfare
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
thimbleflower
unmidwifed
wafermaking
welfarism
welfarism
noun
(philosophy) An axiology or ethical theory in which value is determined by the well-being (e.g., happiness) of people or other sentient beings.
(rare, derogatory) The belief in or support of a welfare state.
werewolfism
werewolfism
noun
lycanthropy; the transformation of a person into a wolf
whitefieldism
whitefootism
wifedom
wifedom
noun
A woman's devotion to meeting the needs and/or desires of another, as if they were a marriage partner.
The condition of marriage for a woman.
wifedoms
wifeism
wifeism
noun
(Nigeria, politics) A patriarchal societal tendency whereby women can only achieve things as the wives of men of rank.
williamsfield
windfirm
wisdomful
wisdomful
adj
Full of wisdom.
wisdomproof
wolffianism
wolframic
wolframic
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Of or pertaining to wolfram.
wolframine
wolframinium
wolframite
wolframite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral that consists of a tungstate of iron and manganese; (Fe,Mn)WO₄.
wolframites
wolframites
noun
plural of wolframite
wolframium
wolframium
noun
(obsolete) The chemical element wolfram or tungsten.
wormfish
wormfish
noun
Any of the family Microdesmidae of small goby-like fish which often burrow in estuarine mud.