Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bartholomewtide
bellowsmaking
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswim
betweenmaid
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewimple
bewimple
verb
(transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
beworming
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
bitterworm
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowermaiden
bowmansville
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
charmwise
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
chemawinite
chimalakwe
chmielewski
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
chowtimes
churchwardenism
clamehewit
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
combwise
combwise
adv
In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.
cometwise
cometwise
adj
In the manner of a comet.
committeewoman
committeewoman
noun
(US) A woman who is a local leader of a political party.
A woman who is a member of a committee.
committeewomen
committeewomen
noun
plural of committeewoman
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
councilwomen
councilwomen
noun
plural of councilwoman
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
dembowski
demilawyer
demiowl
demiwivern
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
demiworld
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
diamondwise
diamondwise
adj
Oriented like a diamond.
dimwitted
dimwitted
adj
Alternative spelling of dim-witted
dimwittedly
dimwittedly
adv
In a dimwitted or stupid manner.
dimwittedness
dimwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being dimwitted.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
discrownment
disembowel
disembowel
verb
(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
disemboweled
disemboweled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembowel
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelled
disembowelled
verb
(chiefly Britain) simple past tense and past participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disembowelment
disembowelment
noun
The act of disemboweling.
disembowelments
disembowelments
noun
plural of disembowelment
disembowels
disembowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembowel
disembower
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disendowment
disendowment
noun
The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
disownments
disownments
noun
plural of disownment
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowieism
downtime
downtime
noun
A period of time set aside for rest and relaxation; leisure time.
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, as with a computer crash.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
dreamwhile
dreamwise
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
dwindlement
dwindlement
noun
The process of dwindling; gradual reduction to nothing.
edwardeanism
edwardianism
edwardsianism
embillow
embillow
verb
(intransitive, rare) To heave, as the waves of the sea; swell.
emboweling
embowelling
embowelling
noun
An act of disembowelment.
verb
present participle of embowel
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embowing
embowing
verb
present participle of embow
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
entwinement
entwinement
noun
A situation of being entwined; an entanglement.
enwombing
enwombing
verb
present participle of enwomb
farmwife
farmwife
noun
A farmer's wife.
The wife in a married couple engaged in farming; a wife who shares in the duties of farming, such as farm management, homemaking on the farm, fieldwork, sales and marketing, or other work.
fireworm
fireworm
noun
The bearded fireworm, Chloeia flava, a species of polychaete, in family Amphinomidae, which may cause pain if touched.
The larva of a small tortricid moth that feeds on cranberry leaves, giving the plant a burnt look; the cranberry worm.
The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae).
fireworms
fireworms
noun
plural of fireworm
firmware
firmware
noun
(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
Software intended for such embedded computer applications.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
forewisdom
fruitwomen
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gewrztraminer
gimbaljawed
gimbawawed
gimberjawed
halmawise
hamewith
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
heimweh
heimweh
Noun
homesickness
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
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
hwangmei
hymnwise
imbower
imbower
verb
Archaic form of embower.
imbowered
imbowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbower
imbowering
imbowering
verb
present participle of imbower
imbowers
imbowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower