(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.
barrowful
barrowful
noun
The amount that can fit in a barrow
befurbelowed
befurbelowed
adj
(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
boullework
bourlaw
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
brewhouse
brewhouse
noun
brewery, a place where beer is made
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
brouwer
browbound
browbound
adj
crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.
browningesque
brownout
brownout
noun
(Philippines, some other countries) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
brownsburg
brucetown
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
budworm
budworm
noun
Any of various moth caterpillars.
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
budworth
buglewort
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
buhlworks
bullflower
bullwork
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
burgettstown
burnwood
burrow
burrow
noun
(mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
Obsolete form of barrow. A mound.
Obsolete form of borough. An incorporated town.
verb
(intransitive) (with adverbial of direction) to move underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort
(intransitive) (with into) to investigate thoroughly
(intransitive) to dig a tunnel or hole
burrowed
burrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burrow
burroweed
burrower
burrower
noun
An animal that lives in an underground hole that it has made itself.
One that burrows.
burrowers
burrowers
noun
plural of burrower
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
burrows
burrows
noun
plural of burrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of burrow
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
burstwort
burstwort
noun
(obsolete) Rupturewort, Herniaria glabra.
busywork
busywork
noun
Alternative spelling of busy work
busyworks
butterflower
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
butterworker
butterwort
butterwort
noun
Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
butterworts
butterworts
noun
plural of butterwort
buzzword
buzzword
noun
(derogatory) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
buzzwords
buzzwords
noun
plural of buzzword
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
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
churrworm
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
cochurchwarden
concertgebouw
corwun
coughwort
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbewitch
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
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
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
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
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
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.
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
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
counterwrite
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywoman
countrywoman
noun
A female compatriot
A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowbrute
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowsucker
crudwort
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cudwort
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
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
curdwort
currantworm
curratow
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.
cushionflower
cussword
cussword
noun
Alternative form of cuss word
cusswords
cusswords
noun
plural of cussword
cutwork
cutwork
noun
A form of embroidery in which intervening fabric is cut away
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
cutworm
cutworm
noun
The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
doubleword
doubleword
noun
(computing) An area of storage double the size of the word in a particular system; in 32-bit architecture, this is equal to four bytes.
doublewords
doublewords
noun
plural of doubleword
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downcurve
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downrush
downrush
noun
A rushing down.
verb
(intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downthrust
downturn
downturn
noun
A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.