(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awfuller
awfuller
adj
comparative form of awful: more awful
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
blawenburg
bluewater
bluewater
adj
(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
bourlaw
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
buckwasher
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buffware
buffware
noun
Any pottery of a buff colour.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bulwark
bulwark
noun
(figurative) Any means of defence or security.
(nautical) The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
A breakwater.
A defense or safeguard.
A defensive wall or rampart.
verb
(transitive) To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
(transitive) To provide protection of defense for something.
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark
burgaw
burgaw
Proper noun
A town in North Carolina, USA
burgware
burrawang
burrawang
noun
(Australia) Any of various cycads in the genus Macrozamia.
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
caterwauler
caterwauler
noun
One who caterwauls.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
caudalward
caudalward
adj
Having a caudal orientation
adv
In a caudal direction
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
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchway
churchway
noun
A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
circularwise
circularwise
adv
In a circular manner.
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
cochurchwarden
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.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
crawful
crawful
noun
As much (of something one dislikes) as one can accept.
Enough to fill the craw.
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
curassow
curassow
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.
curassows
curassows
noun
plural of curassow
currantworm
curratow
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.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
cutwater
cutwater
noun
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
deurwaarder
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawcut
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
drawout
drawtube
drawtube
noun
The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
duckwater
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
durwan
durwan
noun
(India) A live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building.
durward
durware
durwaun
edwardsburg
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
europeward
feuchtwanger
fruitwoman
fujiwara
giruwa
grauwacke
grauwacke
noun
(geology) Greywacke.
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.
grouseward
grousewards
gruhenwald
grunenwald
grunewald
gujranwala
gujranwala
Proper noun
A city in Punjab province, northeastern Pakistan.
gulfwards
gurdwara
gurdwara
noun
A Sikh place of worship.
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hanswurst
hanswurst
Noun
A clown-like character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century, sometimes called the pickled-herring.
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
harpwaytuning
hawthornesque
heartwounding
houseward
houseward
adv
Towards a house.
housewares
housewares
noun
plural of houseware
housewarm
housewarm
verb
(intransitive) To hold a housewarming party.
(transitive) To hold a housewarming party at (a place).
housewarmer
housewarmer
noun
A housewarming party.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
housewear
housewear
noun
casual clothing suitable to be worn at home when not in the company of others
hurlbarrow
jawcrusher
joukerypawkery
journeywoman
journeywoman
noun
The female equivalent of a journeyman.
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
jurywoman
jurywoman
noun
A female juror.
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.