(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
brucetown
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
churrworm
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
cochurchwarden
concertgebouw
corwun
coughwort
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbewitch
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
countersworn
countersworn
verb
past participle of counterswear
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
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
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
counterwrite
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowbrute
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowsucker
crudwort
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cudwort
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
curassow
curassow
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.
curassows
curassows
noun
plural of curassow
curdwort
currantworm
curratow
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
cushionflower
cussword
cussword
noun
Alternative form of cuss word
cusswords
cusswords
noun
plural of cussword
cutwork
cutwork
noun
A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
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
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downcurve
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
housewrecker
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
lawcourt
lawcourt
noun
Alternative form of law court
mauricetown
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
outcrawl
outcrawl
verb
(transitive) To crawl faster or farther than.
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrawls
outcrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrawl
outcrow
outcrow
verb
(transitive) To surpass in crowing.
outcrowd
outcrowd
verb
(transitive) To crowd out.
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowed
outcrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrow
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outcrows
outcrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrow
outwrench
quickwork
quickwork
noun
(nautical, archaic) All of the submerged section of a vessel's planking.
(nautical, archaic) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.
(nautical, archaic) The short planks between the portholes.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
rusticwork
scourway
scourweed
scourwort
scrofulaweed
scrubwoman
scrubwoman
noun
(US) A woman employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office.
scrubwomen
scrubwomen
noun
plural of scrubwoman
scrubwood
scrubwood
noun
Synonym of gumwood
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
stuccoworker
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
superacknowledgment
superallowance
supercow
supercow
noun
(dairy industry) A cow bred or engineered for superior milk production, producing more milk per day than average, or in some cases more fat per gallon of milk.
supercrowned
swashbucklerdom
uncallower
uncrowded
uncrowded
adj
Not crowded
uncrown
uncrown
verb
To deprive of the monarchy or other authority or status.
To remove a crown from (often figuratively).
uncrowned
uncrowned
adj
Deprived of the monarchy.
Not crowned; not yet crowned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uncrown
uncrowning
uncrowning
verb
present participle of uncrown
uncrowns
uncrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uncrown
underwaistcoat
upcrowd
watercolour
watercolour
adj
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
noun
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
verb
To paint using watercolour
watercolourist
watercolourist
noun
An artist who paints watercolours.
watercourse
watercourse
noun
Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
watercourses
watercourses
noun
plural of watercourse
witzchoura
witzchoura
noun
(historical) A woman's fur-lined cloak, mantle, or pelisse with large sleeves, worn during the early 19th century.