Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
bargainwise
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brewages
brewages
noun
plural of brewage
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightwaters
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
browningesque
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
brownsburg
browsage
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
burgettstown
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
carriageways
carriageways
noun
plural of carriageway
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
congresswomen
congresswomen
noun
plural of congresswoman
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
cowgrass
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
degreewise
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
disperiwig
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowagers
dowagers
noun
plural of dowager
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
dragsaw
dragsawing
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drawtongs
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
earwigginess
earwigs
earwigs
noun
plural of earwig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwig
edwardsburg
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
foreknowledges
foreknowledges
noun
plural of foreknowledge
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
freewheelingness
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
frewsburg
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
fullgrownness
gabrilowitsch
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
galsworthy
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gasworks
gasworks
noun
A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and coke.
gatewards
gateworks
gawkers
gawkers
noun
plural of gawker
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
gerrardstown
gershwin
geswarp
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
ghostwrote
ghostwrote
verb
simple past tense of ghostwrite
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
gipsywort
glassblower
glassblower
noun
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
glassblowers
glassblowers
noun
plural of glassblower
glassware
glassware
noun
Articles made from glass, especially drinking glasses, jugs and other tableware made of glass.
glasswares
glasswares
noun
plural of glassware
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
glassworm
glassworm
noun
A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.
glasswort
glasswort
noun
Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia, once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
Kali turgida
Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
Species of the European genus Sarcocornia
golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)
rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
globeflowers
globeflowers
noun
plural of globeflower
glowers
glowers
noun
plural of glower
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glower
glowworms
glowworms
noun
plural of glowworm
gnawers
gnawers
noun
plural of gnawer
godwards
godwards
adv
towards God
goldsworthy
goldwasser
goldwasser
noun
A Polish liqueur containing particles of gold leaf.
gooseflower
gospelwards
grainways
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
granitewares
granitewares
noun
plural of graniteware
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grassflower
grasswards
grassweed
grassweed
noun
Any weed that is a grass.
grasswidow
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
grasswork
grasswork
noun
The making of handicrafts, such as woven baskets, from grass.
grassworm
gratewise
gratewise
adv
In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.