In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backwoodser
becoward
becowarded
becowarding
becowards
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
browache
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
caldoracaldwell
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cankerflower
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capeworks
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
careywood
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpetwoven
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
caseworks
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
cassowaries
cassowaries
noun
plural of cassowary
catercornerways
catherwood
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
cawnpore
cedartown
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chalkworker
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
cochurchwarden
cogware
cogware
noun
A coarse cloth of the 14th century.
A coarse, narrow cloth, like frieze, used by the lower classes in the 16th century.
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
copperware
copperware
noun
Articles made from copper.
coralflower
cordewane
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
cornwallises
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cornwallville
coswearer
cotterway
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbreastwork
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterthwarting
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.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowheart
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
cracowe
cracowe
noun
Alternative spelling of crackow
cradlefellow
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crawfordsville
crawfordville
crawleyroot
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crockeryware
crockeryware
noun
crockery
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crowheart
crownbeard
crownbeard
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Verbesina.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
democraw
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
eaceworm
eaceworm
noun
(dialectal, rare, archaic, New England) An earthworm.
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.