A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
antipewism
antiwiretapping
antwerp
antwerp
Proper noun
The most populous province of Flanders and Belgium.
The capital city of the eponymous
antwerpen
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
aspinwall
baptistown
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
bowpin
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brownprint
browntop
browntop
noun
Brachiaria ramosa (browntop millet)
Common bent (Agrostis capillaris)
Microstegium spp.
bullwhipping
bullwhipping
noun
A beating with a bullwhip.
verb
present participle of bullwhip
campbelltown
campbeltown
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
capetown
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetwoven
cawnpore
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
chingpaw
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
coplowing
copperwing
copplecrown
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
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
cowpen
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
cowpony
cowpony
noun
A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cropplecrown
crowncapping
crownpiece
crownpiece
noun
A strap in the bridle that goes over the horse's head just behind the animal's ears.
deepwaterman
deepwatermen
dewanship
dishwiping
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
disworkmanship
downpatrick
downpipe
downpipe
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
downplay
downplay
verb
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downslip
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
downtrampling
downwarp
downwarp
noun
(geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawpoint
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
empowerment
empowerment
noun
(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
empowerments
empowerments
noun
plural of empowerment
endsweep
ensweep
ensweep
verb
(transitive) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.
enwrap
enwrap
verb
To absorb completely or engross
To wrap around, surround; to envelop
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
enwraps
enwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap
enwrapt
enwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gangplow
gangplows
gawping
gawping
adj
(Britain) That gawps or gawp.
noun
(Britain) The action of the verb gawp.
verb
present participle of gawp
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gnapweed
gowpen
gowpen
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.
gowpin
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
growingupness
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
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
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.
harpwaytuning
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
impawn
impawn
verb
(transitive) To place an item into pawn.
(transitive) To pledge an item of value in return for a loan, or a trade for money.
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
impawns
impawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impawn
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
inswamp
insweeping
inswept
inswept
adj
Narrowed at the forward end; said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.
interownership
interownership
noun
The ownership of a resource by multiple parties.
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
interwrapped
interwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwrap
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrap
inwrap
verb
Alternative form of enwrap
inwrapment
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
inwrapping
inwrapping
verb
present participle of inwrap
inwraps
inwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inwrap
inwrapt
inwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
kapowsin
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
knopweed
knopweed
noun
Alternative form of knapweed
knowperts
kwapong
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
manpowers
mellowphone
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
minesweeping
minesweeping
noun
(nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
(slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
mpangwe
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
nephew
nephew
noun
(archaic) A son of one's child.
A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).