A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswarming
afterswell
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwash
afterwisdom
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afterwrist
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alswith
alsworth
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
anticlockwise
anticlockwise
adj
(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antipewism
antirailwayist
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
antwise
archsteward
archworkmaster
arcticwards
arrowroots
arrowroots
noun
plural of arrowroot
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
arrowstone
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
ashwort
askwith
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
astakiwi
asterwort
asterwort
noun
aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)
asweat
asweat
adj
(dated) In a sweat; covered or soaked with sweat or some liquid resembling sweat; sweating.
aswithe
athwarthawse
athwartship
athwartship
adj
(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
athwartships
athwartships
adv
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
atwist
atwist
adv
Twisted; distorted; awry
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
austwell
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awaits
awaits
noun
plural of await
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of await
awaste
awaste
adv
To waste; wasted.
awest
awest
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of awe
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
awrist
awst
aylsworth
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bangwaketsi
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baptistown
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
barstow
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bassenthwaite
batfowls
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
battlewise
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdstrot
bawsint
bawsunt
bawsunt
adj
(archaic, rare, literary, or dialectal) Having white streaks or spots on a black or bay background (especially of an animal's or a mountain's face).
bawties
bawties
noun
plural of bawtie
plural of bawty
beardstown
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bellwethers
bellwethers
noun
plural of bellwether
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
bestow
bestow
verb
(transitive) To apply; make use of; use; employ.
(transitive) To dispose of.
(transitive) To give in marriage.
(transitive) To give; confer; impart gratuitously; present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or honour.
(transitive) To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put (something) somewhere.
(transitive) To lodge, or find quarters for; to provide with accommodation.
(transitive, obsolete) To behave or deport.
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestower
bestower
noun
One who bestows.
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestows
bestows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestow
bestraw
bestrew
bestrew
verb
(transitive) To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing.
(transitive) To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
bestrewed
bestrewed
verb
simple past tense of bestrew
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrewment
bestrewn
bestrewn
verb
past participle of bestrew
bestrews
bestrews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrew
bestrow
bestrow
verb
Alternative form of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bestrows
bestrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrow
besweatered
besweatered
Adjective
Wearing a sweater.
besweeten
besweeten
verb
(literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
beswelter
beswitch
betweenness
betweenness
noun
(graph theory, countable) A measure of the number of geodesic paths through a node or edge.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being between.
betweens
betweens
noun
plural of between
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewaste
bewaste
verb
(transitive) To waste utterly or completely.
bewest
bewest
prep
(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To the west of.
bewhistle
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitches
bewitches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewitch
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birtwhistle
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bittersweet
bittersweet
adj
Both bitter and sweet.
Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
Of bittersweet color.
The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.
noun
(US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.