One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
browningesque
burgettstown
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
concertgebouw
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwilling
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
cowtongue
curfewing
duenweg
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
feuchtwanger
fullgrownness
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
gauzewing
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
groundflower
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundswells
groundswells
noun
plural of groundswell
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
growingupness
gruhenwald
grunenwald
grunewald
grunswel
gundelow
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
gunwale
gunwale
noun
The top edge of the hull of a nautical vessel, where it meets the deck.
gunwales
gunwales
noun
plural of gunwale
gunwhale
heartwounding
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
houghsinew
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
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
hungerweed
interwrought
interwwrought
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
junglewood
lawrenceburg
lawrenceburg
Proper noun
a city in Indiana, USA
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
a village in Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA
loungewears
ludwigshafen
lungflower
mangelwurzel
mangelwurzel
noun
A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.
measuringworm
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
multiviewing
newburg
newburgh
newground
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outgnawed
outgnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outgnaw
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outweaving
outweaving
verb
present participle of outweave
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outwrangle
outwrangle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wrangling.
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
owensburg
pseudosweating
puddingwife
puddingwives
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
roughhewn
roughhewn
adj
Alternative form of rough-hewn
roupingwife
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
sparrowtongue
springwurzel
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superacknowledgment
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superweening
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swingeour
swungen
swungen
verb
Archaic form of swung.
thousandweight
tongueflower
unacknowledged
unacknowledged
adj
Not acknowledged.
unacknowledgedness
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
unanswering
unanswering
adj
Giving no answer; unresponsive.
unawakening
unawakening
adj
Not awakening; dormant, asleep.
unbewailing
unbewailing
adj
Not bewailing.
unbewildering
unbewildering
adj
Not bewildering.
verb
present participle of unbewilder
unbewilderingly
unbewitching
unbewitching
adj
Not bewitching.
noun
The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.
verb
present participle of unbewitch
unbewitchingly
unbowingness
underdrawing
underdrawing
noun
(art) A sketch done on the ground of a painting before paint is applied
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
underglow
underglow
noun
A glow underneath.
verb
To beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently.
undergnaw
undergown
undergown
noun
A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress.
undergrow
undergrow
verb
(intransitive) To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
(transitive) To grow underneath.
undergrowl
undergrowl
noun
A subdued growling or grumbling.
undergrown
undergrown
adj
(obsolete) having pubic hair
insufficiently grown; not having grown to a normal or suitable size.
undergrowth
undergrowth
noun
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
undergrowths
undergrowths
noun
plural of undergrowth
undersweeping
undertwig
undertwig
noun
A lower twig.
underwage
underwaving
underweigh
underweigh
prep_phrase
(dated) Alternative form of under way
verb
To weigh insufficiently (indicating a too-small weight)
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
underweights
underweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underweight
underwinding
underwinding
verb
present participle of underwind
underwing
underwing
noun
(ornithology) The underside of a bird's wing.
A hind wing on an insect.
A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
underworking
underworking
noun
lower or underlying workings
verb
present participle of underwork
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
underwriting
underwriting
noun
The act of something being underwritten financially.
verb
present participle of underwrite
underwrought
underwrought
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork