A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
boguslawsky
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
browningesque
brownsburg
buckwagon
buckwagon
noun
(South Africa) A strong wagon with a frame over the wheels used for hauling goods.
(US) A buckboard; a wagon for personal transport as well as transporting goods.
buckwashing
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
budwig
bugleweed
bugleweed
noun
Ajuga, a group of herbs used for ground cover; bugle
Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus, especially Lycopus virginicus, water horehound
buglewort
bugweed
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
bullwhipping
bullwhipping
noun
A beating with a bullwhip.
verb
present participle of bullwhip
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bungalow
bungalow
noun
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
bungtown
bungwall
bungwall
noun
A species of fern, Telmatoblechnum indicum, native to Australia and Southeast Asia.
burgaw
burgaw
Proper noun
A town in North Carolina, USA
burgettstown
burgware
burgwell
burgwere
burrawang
burrawang
noun
(Australia) Any of various cycads in the genus Macrozamia.
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
butterwright
buzzwig
buzzwigs
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
caughnawaga
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
changchowfu
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
concertgebouw
coughweed
coughwort
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwilling
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
cowtongue
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.
curfewing
currawang
currawang
noun
Alternative form of currawong (“Australian bird”)
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
duenweg
dugway
dugway
noun
(US) A way or road dug through a hill, or sunk below the surface of the land.
edwardsburg
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
feuchtwanger
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
frewsburg
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
fullgrownness
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furrowing
furrowing
noun
A furrowed pattern.
verb
present participle of furrow
gauzewing
giruwa
gluhwein
gluhwein
noun
A type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
godawful
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
gourdworm
gourdworm
noun
(obsolete) A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke.
goutweed
goutweed
noun
A ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria.
goutwort
goutwort
Noun
goutweed,
grauwacke
grauwacke
noun
(geology) Greywacke.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
groundflower
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundswells
groundswells
noun
plural of groundswell
groundwall
groundwall
noun
A wall as foundation; a foundation.
groundward
groundward
adv
Towards the ground.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
groundway
groundway
noun
(shipbuilding) In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.
groundwood
groundwood
noun
(paper industry) Wood that has been mechanically ground for pulp or direct use to produce certain kinds of paper or board; mechanical pulp.
groundwoods
groundwoods
noun
plural of groundwood
groundwork
groundwork
noun
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
grouseward
grousewards
growingupness
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
grubworm
grubworm
noun
A grub.
grubworms
grubworms
noun
plural of grubworm
gruhenwald
grunenwald
grunewald
grunswel
gudewife
guesswork
guesswork
noun
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
guessworker
guessworker
noun
A person who proceeds by guesswork.
guestwise
guestwise
adv
(obsolete) As a guest.
guffaw
guffaw
noun
A boisterous laugh.
verb
(intransitive) To laugh boisterously.
guffawed
guffawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of guffaw
guffawing
guffawing
noun
boisterous laughter
verb
present participle of guffaw
guffaws
guffaws
noun
plural of guffaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of guffaw
guideway
guideway
noun
A track along which something is guided, such as a component in a machine, or an automated transit vehicle.
guidwife
guidwillie
guidwillie
noun
Alternative form of goodwilly
guidwilly
gujranwala
gujranwala
Proper noun
A city in Punjab province, northeastern Pakistan.
gulfwards
gulfweed
gulfweed
noun
sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum.
gulfweeds
gulfweeds
noun
plural of gulfweed
gumchewer
gumflower
gumweed
gumweed
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Grindelia.
gumweeds
gumweeds
noun
plural of gumweed
gumwood
gumwood
noun
Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Commidendrum.
gumwoods
gumwoods
noun
plural of gumwood
gundalow
gundalow
noun
A flat-bottomed cargo vessel once common in Maine and New England rivers.
gundelow
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.