(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bluewater
bluewater
adj
(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blutwurst
blutwurst
noun
(US) A blood sausage, blood pudding
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
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
brucetown
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
budworth
buglewort
bugwort
bugwort
noun
The plant bugbane.
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
burgettstown
burntweed
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
burstwort
burstwort
noun
(obsolete) Rupturewort, Herniaria glabra.
butterflower
butterweed
butterweed
noun
Any of various herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Conyza.
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
butterwife
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
butterwright
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
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
concertgebouw
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
cowbrute
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewcut
crewcut
noun
Alternative spelling of crew cut
crudwort
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.
cudwort
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
curdwort
currantworm
curratow
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
curwillet
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
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
dewhurst
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downthrust
downturn
downturn
noun
A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.
verb
To decline
To turn downwards
downturned
downturned
adj
turned downwards
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawcut
drawout
drawtube
drawtube
noun
The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
duckwater
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
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
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
feuchtwanger
flourtown
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
fruitwise
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
fruitwood
fruitwood
noun
In orchard culture, the woody growth of the scion of any grafted fruit tree above the graft, as opposed to the rootstock, which is the part of the plant below the graft.
Particular branches or twigs in particular positions, or of particular types or ages, that may be expected to bear fruit in most types of orchard trees, since fruit is not borne randomly all over the tree.
The wood of any fruit tree, particularly hardwood from species such as pear and cherry, that is valued for furniture, woodcuts and other applications.
fruitworm
fruitworm
noun
The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop
fumewort
fumewort
noun
Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
furtwler
goutwort
goutwort
Noun
goutweed,
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
gutterwise
gutwort
gutwort
noun
A plant, Globularia alypum, a violent purgative, found in Africa.
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.
harpwaytuning
hawthornesque
heartwounding
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).
hulwort
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".