A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowermaiden
churchwardenism
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
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
forewisdom
gimbaljawed
gimbawawed
gimberjawed
imbowered
imbowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbower
imbrowned
imbrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrown
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
intermewed
intermewed
adj
(of a hawk) Kept in confinement through a molt.
jasminewood
jimberjawed
jimmyweed
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
jimsonweeds
jimsonweeds
noun
plural of jimsonweed
limewood
limewood
noun
The wood of the lime (linden) tree.
mackinawed
mackinawed
adj
Clad in garments made of mackinaw.
maidenweed
manifoldwise
meadowing
meadowink
medwin
miaowed
miaowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miaow
middlebrow
middlebrow
adj
(derogatory) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
noun
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
middlebrows
middlebrows
noun
plural of middlebrow
middlesworth
middletown
middlewards
middleway
middleweight
middleweight
noun
(countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc
(countable, business, by extension) An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior.
(uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
middlewoman
middlewoman
noun
The female equivalent of a middleman; a female intermediary.
middlewomen
middlewomen
noun
plural of middlewoman
midewin
midewiwin
midewiwin
Proper noun
A secretive religion of the aboriginal groups of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America.
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
midweek
midweek
adj
That happens in the middle of the week
adv
In the middle of the week.
noun
(Christianity, Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah's Witnesses, informal) Midweek worship service, held by many congregations and in addition to a Sunday morning service.
The middle of the week.
midweekly
midweekly
adj
Occurring midweek.
midweeks
midweeks
noun
plural of midweek
midwest
midwest
name
Alternative spelling of Midwest
midwestern
midwestern
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern
Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest
midwesterner
midwesterner
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Midwesterner
midwesterners
midwesterners
noun
plural of midwesterner, an alternative capitalization of Midwesterner.
midwestward
midwestward
adv
Toward the Midwest.
midwife
midwife
noun
(rare, figuratively) Someone who assists in bringing about some result or project.
A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.
verb
(transitive) To act as a midwife.
(transitive, figuratively) To facilitate the emergence of.
midwifed
midwifed
verb
(rare) simple past tense and past participle of midwife.
midwiferies
midwiferies
noun
plural of midwifery
midwifery
midwifery
noun
The practice and science of being a midwife.
midwifes
midwifes
verb
(rare) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
midwinter
midwinter
noun
The middle of winter.
The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.
midwinterly
midwinters
midwinters
noun
plural of midwinter
midwise
midwived
midwived
verb
simple past tense and past participle of midwife
midwives
midwives
noun
plural of midwife
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
mildew
mildew
noun
(phytopathology) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
verb
(intransitive) To become tainted with mildew.
(transitive) To taint with mildew.
mildewed
mildewed
adj
Covered with mildew.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mildew
mildewer
mildewer
noun
A plant that is susceptible to mildew.
mildewing
mildewing
verb
present participle of mildew
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
mildews
mildews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mildew
mildewy
mildewy
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected with mildew
milkweed
milkweed
noun
A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).
Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
mintweed
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misawarded
misawarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misaward
misbestowed
misbestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbestow
misdower
misdrew
misdrew
verb
simple past tense of misdraw
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
misreward
miswandered
miswandered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miswander
miswed
miswed
verb
To wed improperly.
miswedded
miswedded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miswed
miswend
miswend
verb
(obsolete) To go wrong; to stray.
miswired
miswired
adj
Wired incorrectly; badly connected.
misworded
misworded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misword
misworshiped
morrowtide
morrowtide
noun
(now rare, archaic) The morning.
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
multitowered
multitowered
adj
Having more than one tower.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
newfangledism
newmanised
newmanized
overwisdom
pillowmade
pyramidwise
pyramidwise
adj
In the form of a pyramid.
randomwise
randomwise
adj
(rare) random
adv
(rare) randomly
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
semidwarves
semiwild
semiwild
adj
(of crops, animals, etc.) Partly wild.
semiwildly
semiwildness
semiwoody
semiwoody
adj
Somewhat or partly woody.
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.