Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bartholomewtide
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
beworming
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
bitterworm
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowermaiden
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
charmwise
churchwardenism
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
demilawyer
demiwivern
demiworld
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
discrownment
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.
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dreamwhile
dreamwise
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
edwardeanism
edwardianism
edwardsianism
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
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.
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
forewisdom
fruitwomen
gewrztraminer
gimberjawed
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
imbower
imbower
verb
Archaic form of embower.
imbowered
imbowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbower
imbowering
imbowering
verb
present participle of imbower
imbowers
imbowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower
imbrowned
imbrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrown
impower
impower
verb
Archaic form of empower.
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
impowers
impowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impower
intermew
intermewed
intermewed
adj
(of a hawk) Kept in confinement through a molt.
intermewer
intertwinement
intertwinement
noun
A twining together.
intertwinements
intertwinements
noun
plural of intertwinement
interweavement
interweavement
noun
An interweaving.
inwrapment
irishwomen
jimberjaw
jimberjawed
jobbernowlism
kirmew
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.
limewater
limewater
noun
(inorganic chemistry) a solution of calcium hydroxide in water, used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations.
limewort
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
mainswear
mainswear
verb
(UK dialectal, Northern England, transitive) Alternative form of manswear
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
mauricetown
measuringworm
mereswine
mereswine
noun
(rare, poetic, archaic) A porpoise or dolphin.
meriwether
meriwether
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Georgia, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
merrittstown
merrywing
merwin
merwinite
merwinite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
miaower
miaower
noun
A cat that miaows.
micawber
micawber
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microbrewer
microbrewer
noun
The person or company that operates a microbrewery.
microbrewers
microbrewers
noun
plural of microbrewer
microbrewery
microbrewery
noun
A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the United States, often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer annually.
microbrewing
microbrewing
noun
Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
microwaves
microwaves
noun
plural of microwave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microwave
microweber
microweber
noun
A unit equal to one millionth of a weber.
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
middlewards
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
midwifery
midwifery
noun
The practice and science of being a midwife.
midwinter
midwinter
noun
The middle of winter.
The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.
midwinterly
midwinters
midwinters
noun
plural of midwinter
mildewer
mildewer
noun
A plant that is susceptible to mildew.
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
millerstown
milliweber
milliweber
noun
A unit of magnetic flux, one thousandth of a weber.
millowner
millowner
noun
The owner of a mill
millwater
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
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.
mineowner
mineowner
noun
Someone who owns a mine.
minesweeper
minesweeper
noun
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
minesweepers
minesweepers
noun
plural of minesweeper
mineworker
mineworker
noun
One who works in a mine.
mininetwork
mininetworks
misanswer
misanswer
noun
a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer
verb
(transitive) to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
(transitive, archaic) to answer scornfully or abusively