Common bistort (Bistorta officinalis, syn. Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.
adrowse
adrowse
adj
drowsy
aerotow
aeroview
aflower
aflower
adj
(archaic, poetic) flowering, in bloom
aforeward
afterblow
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterglows
afterglows
noun
plural of afterglow
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
afterswarm
afterswarm
noun
A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswarming
afterswell
afterwale
afterwar
afterwar
adj
Following a war.
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwash
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterwisdom
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afterwit
afterwit
noun
A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterworking
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterworlds
afterworlds
noun
plural of afterworld
afterwort
afterwrath
afterwrist
agateware
agateware
noun
(ceramics) Pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.
ahurewa
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircrew
aircrew
noun
A group of two or more trained individuals, formed as a team that operates an aircraft.
aircrewman
aircrewman
noun
A member of a military aircrew.
aircrewmen
aircrewmen
noun
plural of aircrewman
aircrews
aircrews
noun
plural of aircrew
airscrew
airscrew
noun
Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
airscrews
airscrews
noun
plural of airscrew
airview
airview
noun
A view from the air; a photograph taken from an aircraft.
airwave
airwave
noun
singular of airwaves; thus often "radio" or "frequency".
airwaves
airwaves
noun
Radio or television broadcasts.
Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
airwise
airwise
adj
Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alderwoman
alderwoman
noun
(rare) A female alderman.
alderwomen
alderwomen
noun
plural of alderwoman
allower
allower
noun
One who allows or permits.
allwhere
allwhere
adv
(archaic) everywhere
allwhither
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
americaward
americawards
anchorwise
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
andrew
andrew
Proper noun
The first Apostle in the New Testament.
A village in Alberta, Canada
A city in Iowa
An unincorporated community in West Virginia
andrewartha
andrewes
andrews
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answer
answer
noun
(law) A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
A solution to a problem.
verb
(law) To file a document in response to a complaint.
(obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
(obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.
(obsolete) To render account to or for.
(transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
(transitive, intransitive) To make a reply or response to.
(transitive, intransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
(transitive, intransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerableness
answerableness
noun
The state or quality of being answerable.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
answerer
answerer
noun
A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.
answerers
answerers
noun
plural of answerer
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
answerless
answerless
adj
Having or producing no answer.
Not capable of being answered; unanswerable.
answerlessly
answerlessly
adv
Without an answer; without answering.
answers
answers
noun
plural of answer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of answer
antewar
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antiwiretapping
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
antwerp
antwerp
Proper noun
The most populous province of Flanders and Belgium.
The capital city of the eponymous
antwerpen
anywhere
anywhere
adv
In or at any location or an unknown location.
To (in the direction of) any location or an unknown location.
pron
Any location or an unknown location.
anywhereness
anywhereness
noun
The state or quality of being anywhere.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
arakawaite
arakawaite
noun
(mineralogy) veszelyite
archilowe
archsewer
archsteward
archswindler
archwench
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
archworker
archworkmaster
areaway
areaway
noun
(Canada, US) An outdoor passage offering access to a basement.
areaways
areaways
noun
plural of areaway
areawide
areawide
adj
Extending over the entire area
arew
arew
adv
(obsolete) In a row.
ariew
arkansawyer
arkansawyer
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
armorwise
arriswise
arriswise
adv
(tiling) Diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.
(timber) method of sawing lengthwise a timber beam of rectangular cross section, diagonally from corner to corner, to form two beams of triangular cross section.
arrowed
arrowed
adj
Equipped with arrows
Pointed to by an arrow (in a diagram)
verb
past participle of arrow
arrowhead
arrowhead
noun
(symbol) The pointed part of an arrow.
(weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
arrowheaded
arrowheaded
adj
Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform; cuneatic.
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
arrowleaf
arrowleaf
adj
(in plant names) Having arrow-like leaves.
arrowless
arrowless
adj
Without an arrow.
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
arrowplate
arrowstone
arrowweed
artware
artware
noun
Artistic objects such as ornaments and sculpture.
assewer
asterwort
asterwort
noun
aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)
athwarthawse
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
attenweiler
attiwendaronk
atwater
atwitter
atwitter
adj
(postpositive) nervously excited
(postpositive) twittering
automower
automower
noun
An automatic lawnmower.
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
auwers
avower
avower
noun
A person who avows
avowers
avowers
noun
plural of avower
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
avowter
awaiter
awaiter
noun
(programming) An object that waits for the completion of an asynchronous task.
One who awaits.
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awakener
awakener
noun
One who, or that which, awakens.
awakeners
awakeners
noun
plural of awakener
awardable
awardable
adj
Capable of being awarded.
awarded
awarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of award
awardee
awardee
noun
The recipient of an award or special honor.
awardees
awardees
noun
plural of awardee
awarder
awarder
noun
One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge, arbitrator or umpire.
awarders
awarders
noun
plural of awarder
awardment
awardment
noun
The giving of an award; something awarded.
aware
aware
adj
Conscious or having knowledge of something.
Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.