(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
copplecrown
cropplecrown
cropwell
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
downtrampling
dropflower
electropower
electropower
noun
electrical power
fellowheirship
fireplow
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
gospelwards
grapeflower
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
lampflower
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lapwork
lapwork
noun
Work in which one part overlaps another.
lawproof
leopardwood
leopardwood
noun
Flindersia maculosa, a tree in the citrus family.
lewisport
limpwort
lipwork
lipwork
noun
Articles made from straw.
Synonym of lip service (“promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention”)
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
moldwarp
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
molewarp
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
nipplewort
nipplewort
noun
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
overplow
overplow
verb
Alternative spelling of overplough
overpowerful
overpowerful
adj
Excessively powerful.
overpowerfully
overpowerfulness
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
owerloup
palmerworm
palmerworm
noun
(archaic) Any small, terrestrial invertebrate, usually an agricultural pest and having many legs and a hairy body.
A gelechiid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, destructive to fruit trees.
palmerworms
palmerworms
noun
plural of palmerworm
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
parsleywort
partlow
paschflower
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
peelcrow
pennyflower
pestilencewort
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
phosphowolframic
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pigflower
pilcrow
pilcrow
noun
Synonym of paragraph mark: ¶.
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pilewort
pilewort
noun
Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine, a plant in the buttercup family.
pileworts
pileworts
noun
plural of pilewort
pillowbeer
pillowbeer
noun
A pillowcase.
pillowber
pillowbere
pillowwork
pillworm
pillworm
noun
(rare) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm.
pillwort
pillwort
noun
Any plant of the genus Pilularia, a minute aquatic fern with small pill-shaped sporangia.
plaitwork
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platework
plateworker
playwork
playwork
noun
(UK) A branch of childcare involving the supervision and development of play.
A role.
Work that is very easy or enjoyable.
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plower
plower
noun
One who plows; one who works land with a plow.
plowers
plowers
noun
plural of plower
plowgraith
plowjogger
plowmaker
plowrightia
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
plowter
plowter
verb
Alternative spelling of plouter
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
polarward
polarward
adj
In the direction of the North Pole or the South Pole; away from the equator.
adv
Toward the North Pole or the South Pole; away from the equator.
poleward
poleward
adj
Towards a (north or south) pole
adv
Towards a pole of a planet
polewards
polewards
adj
Towards a pole.
polonnaruwa
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
poolwort
poorwill
poorwill
noun
nightjar (bird)
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
porwigle
porwigle
noun
Obsolete form of polliwog.
potwaller
potwaller
noun
(now historical) A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
potwalloper
potwalloper
noun
Alternative form of pot-walloper
powderable
powderable
adj
That can be powdered.
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
powderly
powerable
powerable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being effected or accomplished by the application of power; possible.
(obsolete) Capable of exerting power; powerful.
Capable of being powered.
powerably
powerful
powerful
adj
(mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
Leading to many or important deductions.
adv
(Southern US) Synonym of very
powerfully
powerfully
adv
In a powerful manner.
powerfulness
powerfulness
noun
The quality of being powerful.
powerless
powerless
adj
Lacking legal authority.
Lacking sufficient power or strength.
powerlessly
powerlessly
adv
In a powerless manner.
powerlessness
powerlessness
noun
The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
powersville
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praisworthily
prattshollow
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preallow
preallowable
preallowably
preallowance
preavowal
prebestowal
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
preswallow
preswallow
adj
Before swallowing.
prewelcome
prewelcomed
prewelcoming
preworldliness
preworldly
preworldly
adj
(metaphysics) precosmic
preworthily
problemwise
probowling
prowel
prowessful
prowl
prowl
noun
(colloquial) The act of prowling.
verb
(intransitive) To idle; to go about aimlessly.
(transitive, intransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
(transitive, obsolete) To collect by plunder.
prowled
prowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prowl
prowler
prowler
noun
One who roves about for prey; one who prowls.
prowlers
prowlers
noun
plural of prowler
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
prowls
prowls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prowl
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl