simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
burgettstown
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
burstwort
burstwort
noun
(obsolete) Rupturewort, Herniaria glabra.
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
butterworts
butterworts
noun
plural of butterwort
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
countersworn
countersworn
verb
past participle of counterswear
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
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.
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
dewhurst
downthrust
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
fruitwise
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
gutterwise
hanswurst
hanswurst
Noun
A clown-like character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century, sometimes called the pickled-herring.
hawthornesque
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
huskwort
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
kurtistown
liverwurst
liverwurst
noun
liver sausage
liverwursts
liverwursts
noun
plural of liverwurst
lousewort
lousewort
noun
Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.
lungworts
lungworts
noun
plural of lungwort
lusterware
lusterware
noun
A type of pottery having an iridescent metallic glaze
lusterwares
lusterwares
noun
plural of lusterware
lustreware
lustreware
noun
Alternative spelling of lusterware
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mugworts
mugworts
noun
plural of mugwort
multiwords
nonoutlawries
outcrawls
outcrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrawl
outcrows
outcrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrow
outdraws
outdraws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdraw
outfrowns
outfrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfrown
outgrows
outgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgrow
outgrowths
outgrowths
noun
plural of outgrowth
outlawries
outlawries
noun
plural of outlawry
outrows
outrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outrow
outshower
outshower
verb
(transitive, now rare) To produce a greater shower than; to dispense in greater quantities than.
outswagger
outswagger
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swaggering.
outsware
outswarm
outswarm
verb
(transitive) To swarm in greater numbers than.
outswear
outswear
verb
(transitive) To swear (use vulgar or profane language) more frequently or powerfully than.
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outswears
outswears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswear
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outswirl
outswore
outswore
verb
simple past tense of outswear
outsworn
outsworn
verb
past participle of outswear
outthrows
outthrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthrow
outtowers
outtowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtower
outwardmost
outwardmost
adj
Farthest outward.
outwardness
outwardness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being outward.
(uncountable) The quality of being outward.
outwards
outwards
adv
(obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
outwardsoutwarred
outwars
outwars
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwar
outwearies
outwearies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweary
outwears
outwears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwear
outwhirls
outwhirls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwhirl
outworkers
outworkers
noun
plural of outworker
outworks
outworks
noun
plural of outwork
outwrest
outwrest
verb
(rare) To pull out forcibly; to yank out.
outwrestle
outwrestle
verb
(transitive) To defeat or surpass in wrestling.
outwrestled
outwrestled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrestle
outwrestles
outwrestles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwrestle
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
outwrites
outwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwrite
pasturewise
quartersaw
quartersaw
verb
(woodworking) Cut radially (towards the heart of the log), at right angles to the growth rings, for stability or the production of decorative patterns.
quartersawed
quartersawed
verb
simple past tense of quartersaw
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
quartersawn
quartersawn
verb
past participle of quartersaw
quinsywort
quinsywort
noun
squinancywort
routeways
routeways
noun
plural of routeway
rusticwork
ruswut
saunderstown
schweinfurt
scourwort
shrewstruck
shutterwise
shutterwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling window shutters.
southeastward
southeastward
adj
In or toward the southeast
adv
Toward the southeast
southeastwardly
southeastwardly
adv
Toward the southeast.
southeastwards
southeastwards
adj
southeastward
southernward
southernwards
southernwood
southernwood
noun
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
southward
southward
adj
Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
adv
Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
noun
The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
southwardly
southwardly
adv
southwards, towards the south
southwards
southwards
adv
In a southerly direction; towards the south.
southwark
southwark
Proper noun
A London Borough within Greater London, to the south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
southwester
southwester
noun
(more often sou'wester) A long raincoat, often worn at sea.
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.
A strong wind blowing from the southwest.
southwesterlies
southwesterlies
noun
plural of southwesterly
southwesterly
southwesterly
adj
(chiefly of a wind) coming from the southwest
situated in, or pointing to, the southwest
adv
From the southwest
noun
A strong wind or storm from the southwest.
southwestern
southwestern
adj
Of or pertaining to the southwest.
southwesterner
southwesterner
noun
a person from the southwest part of a geographic region
southwesterners
southwesterners
noun
plural of southwesterner
southwesternmost
southwesternmost
adj
Farthest southwest.
southwesters
southwesters
noun
plural of southwester
southwestward
southwestward
adj
In or toward the southwest
adv
Toward the southwest
southwestwardly
southwestwardly
adv
Toward the southwest.
southwestwards
southwestwards
adj
southwestward
southworth
souwester
souwester
noun
Alternative form of sou'wester
sparrowtongue
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
spurnwater
spurnwater
noun
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
spurwort
spurwort
noun
Sherardia arvensis, a flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family.
squawroot
squawroot
noun
Conopholis americana which is parasitic on the roots of other trees.
Trillium erectum, that has foul-smelling, yellow to purple flowers.