Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.
cowpeas
cowpeas
noun
plural of cowpea
cowpen
cowper
cowper
noun
(obsolete) A cooper.
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
cowpie
cowpie
noun
A single pile of cow excrement.
cowpies
cowpies
noun
plural of cowpie
cowplop
cowplop
noun
(colloquial) cow excrement
cowplops
cowplops
noun
plural of cowplop
cowpock
cowpock
noun
Obsolete form of cowpox.
cowpoke
cowpoke
noun
(US, dated) A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.
(US, slang) A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
cowpony
cowpony
noun
A horse ridden by cowboys when controlling cattle
cowpox
cowpox
noun
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowslip
cowslip
noun
(Canada, US, regional) marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, a plant in the buttercup family, growing in wet, boggy locations.
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
Primula deorum, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip
Primula florindae, a flowering plant known as giant cowslip and Tibetan cowslip
Primula sikkimensis, a flowering plant known as Himalayan cowslip and Sikkim cowslip
Pulmonaria angustifolia, blue cowslip or narrow-leaved lungwort
Short for cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
cpw
crapwa
crawlspace
crawlspace
noun
Alternative spelling of crawl space
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cropplecrown
cropweed
cropwell
crowhop
crowhopper
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
crowncapping
crownpiece
crownpiece
noun
A strap in the bridle that goes over the horse's head just behind the animal's ears.
crowstep
crowstep
noun
(architecture) A stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building.
crowstepped
crowstepped
adj
(architecture) Having a crowstep.
crowsteps
crowsteps
noun
plural of crowstep
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
dawpate
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
deepwaterman
deepwatermen
depauw
depew
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
dewanship
dewcap
dewcup
dewdamp
dewdrop
dewdrop
noun
(baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A slow pitch.
A droplet of water formed as dew.
The plant Dalibarda repens.
dewdropper
dewdrops
dewdrops
noun
plural of dewdrop
dewlap
dewlap
noun
The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, or a similar feature on any other animal.
The sagging flesh on the throat of an elderly human.
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
dewlaps
dewlaps
noun
plural of dewlap
dipware
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
dishwiping
disperiwig
dispowder
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
disworkmanship
disworship
disworship
noun
(obsolete) A deprivation of honour or cause of disgrace.
verb
To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy.
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
dowp
dowp
noun
Alternative form of doup
dpw
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
drawpoint
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstop
dropflower
dropsywort
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
dropworm
dropworm
noun
The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, such as the cankerworm.
dropwort
dropwort
noun
A perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely related to meadowsweet.
Any plant of genus Oenanthe.
Any plant of genus Oxypolis.
dropworts
dropworts
noun
plural of dropwort
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
dwaps
edwardsport
ekpwele
ekpweles
ekpweles
noun
plural of ekpwele
elbowpiece
electropower
electropower
noun
electrical power
empower
empower
verb
(transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
empowered
empowered
adj
(US) Acting with confidence.
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
Having been given powers.
noun
One who is empowered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empower
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
empowers
empowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empower
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
epw
epworth
escapeway
escatawpa
europeward
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
expwy
expwy
noun
Abbreviation of expressway.
fellowheirship
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
fellowshiped
fellowshiping
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fellowships
fellowships
noun
plural of fellowship
fireplow
firepower
firepower
noun
(figurative) The ability and resources to dominate.
The ability to deliver fire.
The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
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.
followup
followup
noun
Alternative spelling of follow-up
forepaw
forepaw
noun
Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
foreweep
foreweep
verb
(obsolete) To weep before; usher in with weeping.
forweep
forweep
verb
(intransitive, chiefly obsolete) To exhaust (oneself) with weeping; weep excessively; (of a vine) to bleed excessively.
forwrap
forwrap
verb
(transitive, archaic) To wrap up or about; muffle.
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
fowlpoxes
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.