(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
buttwoman
buttwomen
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
chumawi
churchwardenism
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
churrworm
clubwoman
clubwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who is a member of a club.
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
councilwoman
councilwoman
noun
A female member of a council, especially a city council; now often replaced by gender-neutral councilor (British, councillor).
councilwomen
councilwomen
noun
plural of councilwoman
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterwarmth
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cumshaw
cumshaw
noun
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
verb
To give or make a present to.
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
currantworm
cutworm
cutworm
noun
The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drumwood
dumbcow
dumbcow
verb
(India, archaic, transitive) To browbeat; to intimidate or cow.
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
dummyweed
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
enumclaw
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
fruitworm
fruitworm
noun
The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop
fumewort
fumewort
noun
Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
gourdworm
gourdworm
noun
(obsolete) A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke.
grubworm
grubworm
noun
A grub.
grubworms
grubworms
noun
plural of grubworm
gumchewer
gumflower
gumweed
gumweed
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Grindelia.
gumweeds
gumweeds
noun
plural of gumweed
gumwood
gumwood
noun
Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Commidendrum.
gumwoods
gumwoods
noun
plural of gumwood
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
housewarm
housewarm
verb
(intransitive) To hold a housewarming party.
(transitive) To hold a housewarming party at (a place).
housewarmer
housewarmer
noun
A housewarming party.
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
hummelstown
huntswoman
huntswoman
noun
A female huntsman.
journeywoman
journeywoman
noun
The female equivalent of a journeyman.
journeywomen
journeywomen
noun
plural of journeywoman
jurywoman
jurywoman
noun
A female juror.
jurywomen
jurywomen
noun
plural of jurywoman
kewaskum
kowagmiut
kumshaw
kuskokwim
kuskwogmiut
kwatuma
laundrywoman
laundrywoman
noun
A woman employed to wash clothes.
laundrywomen
laundrywomen
noun
plural of laundrywoman
lawrencium
lawrencium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
lawrenciums
lugworm
lugworm
noun
black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
lugworms
lugworms
noun
plural of lugworm
lukewarm
lukewarm
adj
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lukewarmly
lukewarmly
adv
In a lukewarm manner, tepidly, without enthusiasm.
lukewarmness
lukewarmness
noun
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
lungworm
lungworm
noun
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
lungworms
lungworms
noun
plural of lungworm
lurgworm
mahewu
mahewu
noun
A sour beverage from Africa, made from cornmeal.
mangelwurzel
mangelwurzel
noun
A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.
marlowesque
matusow
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
maulawiyah
maurertown
mauricetown
mawbound
meadowbur
measuringworm
miauw
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
minnewaukan
minnewaukan
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA, which is the county seat of
mishikhwutmetunne
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
moratuwa
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
moundwork
mountainward
mountainward
adv
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mousehawk
mouseweb
mouthwash
mouthwash
noun
A liquid used to clean one's mouth.
mouthwashes
mouthwashes
noun
plural of mouthwash
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
mouthwise
mowburn
mowburn
noun
(agriculture, obsolete) Damage caused to hay in this manner.
verb
(agriculture, obsolete, transitive) To stack (hay) before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity.
mowburnt
mowburnt
adj
(obsolete) Of hay: stacked before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity.
moweaqua
muchwhat
muchwhat
adv
(obsolete) Nearly, almost; much.
noun
(obsolete) Many matters.
mucksweat
muckweed
muckworm
muckworm
noun
A larva living in mud or manure.
Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser.
muckworms
muckworms
noun
plural of muckworm
mudflow
mudflow
noun
A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.
The dried-out product of such a flow.
mudflows
mudflows
noun
plural of mudflow
mudminnow
mudminnow
noun
Any member of the family Umbridae of ray-finned freshwater fish found in temperate regions across the Northern Hemisphere.
mudminnows
mudminnows
noun
plural of mudminnow
mudweed
mudwort
mudwort
noun
Limosella aquatica, a small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores.
mugweed
mugweed
noun
A slender European weed (Galium cruciata); the crossweed.
mugwet
mugwort
mugwort
noun
Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Europe and Asia.
Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
mugworts
mugworts
noun
plural of mugwort
mugwump
mugwump
noun
(by extension) A person who purports to stay aloof from party politics.
(by extension) One who switches from supporting one political party to another, especially for personal benefit.
(by extension, colloquial, somewhat derogatory) A person who stays neutral or non-committal; a fence sitter; also, a person who maintains an aloof and often self-important demeanour.
(chiefly humorous) A (male) leader; an important (male) person.
(historical) A member of the Republican Party who declined to support the party's nominee James G. Blaine (1830–1893) during the 1884 United States presidential election, believing him to be corrupt, and instead supported the Democratic Party's candidate Grover Cleveland (1837–1908).
verb
(intransitive) To behave like a mugwump.
(intransitive) To purport to stay aloof and independent, especially from party politics.
mugwumpery
mugwumpery
noun
(US politics, slang) The acts and views of the mugwumps.
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
mugwumpish
mugwumpish
adj
(US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
mugwumpism
mugwumpism
Noun
The acts and views of the mugwumps.
mugwumps
mugwumps
noun
plural of mugwump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mugwump