Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bellowsmaking
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswim
betweentimes
betweentimes
adv
In an interim period; meanwhile.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
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.
bowmansville
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
businesswomen
businesswomen
noun
plural of businesswoman
charmwise
chmielewski
chowtimes
churchwardenism
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.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
dembowski
diamondwise
diamondwise
adj
Oriented like a diamond.
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
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
dreamwise
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
edwardeanism
edwardianism
edwardsianism
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
fireworms
fireworms
noun
plural of fireworm
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
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
halmawise
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
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
hymnwise
imbowers
imbowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower
impowers
impowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impower
inswathement
intertwinements
intertwinements
noun
plural of intertwinement
irishwomen
jasminewood
jewelsmith
jewelsmith
noun
An individual whose profession involves making jewelry out of precious metals and stones.
The place where such an individual carries out their trade.
jewism
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
jobbernowlism
kinswomen
kinswomen
noun
plural of kinswoman
lawrenciums
lawyerism
lawyerism
noun
(countable) An utterance characteristic of a lawyer; legal jargon.
The attitudes or practices of lawyers.
lewisham
lewisham
Proper noun
a town in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
limewash
limewash
noun
A mixture of slaked lime in water.
verb
(transitive) To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).
lowmansville
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
mainswear
mainswear
verb
(UK dialectal, Northern England, transitive) Alternative form of manswear
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
malinowskite
manifoldwise
manwise
manwise
adv
(not comparable) In terms of a man.
In a way befitting a man.
manywise
manywise
adv
In many different ways; variously.
mapwise
mapwise
adv
In terms of a map.
In the manner of a map.
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mawsie
mcewensville
meanwhiles
meanwhiles
noun
plural of meanwhile
measuringworm
mechanicstown
mereswine
mereswine
noun
(rare, poetic, archaic) A porpoise or dolphin.
merrittstown
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microbrewers
microbrewers
noun
plural of microbrewer
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
microwaves
microwaves
noun
plural of microwave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microwave
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
middlebrows
middlebrows
noun
plural of middlebrow
middlesworth
middlewards
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
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.
midwiferies
midwiferies
noun
plural of midwifery
midwifes
midwifes
verb
(rare) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
midwinters
midwinters
noun
plural of midwinter
midwise
midwives
midwives
noun
plural of midwife
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of midwife
mildews
mildews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mildew
milewski
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
millerstown
miltwaste
miltwaste
noun
A small European fern (Asplenium ceterach) formerly used in medicine.
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
minesweeper
minesweeper
noun
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
minesweepers
minesweepers
noun
plural of minesweeper
minesweeping
minesweeping
noun
(nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
(slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
mininetworks
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misallowance
misallowance
noun
A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.
misanswer
misanswer
noun
a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer
verb
(transitive) to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
(transitive, archaic) to answer scornfully or abusively
misawarded
misawarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misaward
misbestow
misbestow
verb
(transitive) To bestow improperly.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
misbestowed
misbestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbestow
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
misbestows
misbestows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbestow