(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwoodsman
backwoodsman
noun
(informal, UK politics) A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected.
A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences.
An uncivilized person.
backwoodsmen
backwoodsmen
noun
plural of backwoodsman
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
bashawdom
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowmansdale
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
churchwardenism
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
dameworts
darwinism
darwinism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinism.
dembowski
deworms
deworms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deworm
diamondwise
diamondwise
adj
Oriented like a diamond.
dimwits
dimwits
noun
plural of dimwit
dimwittedness
dimwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being dimwitted.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
discrownment
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
disembower
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.
disendowment
disendowment
noun
The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.
dismaw
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
disownments
disownments
noun
plural of disownment
disworkmanship
dombrowski
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowdyism
dowdyism
noun
(dated) A plain, unfashionable style of dress.
dowieism
downcomes
downcomes
noun
plural of downcome
downmost
downmost
adj
Furthest down; located at the bottom of a system or structure.
downsman
downsome
downsome
adj
Low-spirited; melancholy.
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreamwise
dreamworlds
dreamworlds
noun
plural of dreamworld
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
dwamish
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
edwardeanism
edwardianism
edwardsianism
endowments
endowments
noun
plural of endowment
forewisdom
fromwards
fromwards
prep
(now dialectal) away from
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
gumweeds
gumweeds
noun
plural of gumweed
gumwoods
gumwoods
noun
plural of gumwood
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hempweeds
hempweeds
noun
plural of hempweed
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herdswomen
herdswomen
noun
plural of herdswoman
himwards
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
jasminewood
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
jimsonweeds
jimsonweeds
noun
plural of jimsonweed
lambsdown
landswoman
leewardmost
leewardmost
adj
superlative form of leeward: most leeward
madawaska
madworts
madworts
noun
plural of madwort
manifoldwise
manwards
manwards
Adverb
Toward mankind.
markdowns
markdowns
noun
plural of markdown
mastwood
mastwood
noun
The evergreen plant Calophyllum inophyllum.
mawseed
mawseed
noun
The seed of the opium poppy.
mayweeds
mayweeds
noun
plural of mayweed
mcandrews
meadowlands
meadowlands
noun
plural of meadowland
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
meadowless
meadowless
adj
Without meadows.
meadows
meadows
noun
plural of meadow
meadowsweet
meadowsweet
noun
A Eurasian perennial flowering plant of Rosaceae family, Filipendula ulmaria.
Any plant of the genus Spiraea of the Rosaceae family, native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere and consisting of about 80-100 species of shrubs.
meadowsweets
meadowsweets
noun
plural of meadowsweet
meadsweet
meadsweet
noun
meadowsweet.
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
meltdowns
meltdowns
noun
plural of meltdown
microwords
microworlds
microworlds
noun
plural of microworld
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
middlebrows
middlebrows
noun
plural of middlebrow
middlesworth
middlewards
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
midtowns
midtowns
noun
plural of midtown
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
midways
midways
noun
(plural only) midway briefs.
plural of midway
midweeks
midweeks
noun
plural of midweek
midwest
midwest
name
Alternative spelling of Midwest
midwestern
midwestern
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern
Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest
midwesterner
midwesterner
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Midwesterner
midwesterners
midwesterners
noun
plural of midwesterner, an alternative capitalization of Midwesterner.
midwestward
midwestward
adv
Toward the Midwest.
midwiferies
midwiferies
noun
plural of midwifery
midwifes
midwifes
verb
(rare) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
midwinters
midwinters
noun
plural of midwinter
midwise
midwives
midwives
noun
plural of midwife
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
mildews
mildews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mildew
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
milkwoods
milkwoods
noun
plural of milkwood
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misaward
misaward
verb
To award incorrectly or inappropriately.
misawarded
misawarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misaward
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
misawards
misawards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misaward
misbestowed
misbestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbestow
misdower
misdraw
misdraw
verb
To draw badly or wrongly.
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
misdrawn
misdrawn
verb
past participle of misdraw
misdraws
misdraws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misdraw
misdrew
misdrew
verb
simple past tense of misdraw
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
misreward
miswandered
miswandered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miswander