The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
churchwardenize
czernowitz
darwinize
darwinize
Verb
To cause to conform to Darwinism.
downsize
downsize
verb
(intransitive) To reduce in size or number.
(transitive) To reduce the workforce of.
(transitive, euphemistic) To terminate the employment of.
downsized
downsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downsize
downsizes
downsizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downsize
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
frowziness
frowziness
noun
The quality of being frowzy.
gauzewing
gewrztraminer
horizonward
horizonward
adv
Toward the horizon.
kanazawa
kanazawa
Proper noun
The capital of Ishikawa prefecture in north-central Honshū in Japan.
A ward of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture in Kantō region of Japan.
keezletown
khwarazmian
koeltztown
kutztown
kwanza
kwanza
noun
The currency of Angola, divided into a hundred cêntimos.
kwanzas
kwanzas
noun
plural of kwanza
kwaznku
lozengeways
lozengeways
adv
(heraldry) Lozengewise.
lozengewise
lozengewise
adv
(heraldry) Placed like a lozenge (a diamond).
mangelwurzel
mangelwurzel
noun
A root vegetable, variety of Beta vulgaris, cultivated chiefly as cattle feed.
mankiewicz
mertztown
mwanza
nazdrowie
newmanize
newmanized
newmanizing
newsmagazine
newsmagazine
noun
(broadcasting) A news show presenting feature-length stories on current events, rather than immediate reports.
A magazine that specializes in delivering news.
newsmagazines
newsmagazines
noun
plural of newsmagazine
newspaperized
newspaperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaperize
nowroze
nyamwezi
nyamwezi
Proper noun
a people of Tanzania
a Bantu language spoken by this people
overwomanize
owenize
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
prizewinner
prizewinner
noun
A person or thing that wins a prize.
prizewinners
prizewinners
noun
plural of prizewinner
prizewinning
prizewinning
adj
Having won at least one prize.
rabinowitz
rabinowitz
Proper noun
Germanized variant of Rabinovich.
rosenzweig
ruwenzori
schwarzian
schwarzian
Noun
A particular operator that, when applied to a function yields a function <math>x\mapsto\frac{f'(x)}{f'(x)}-\frac32\left(\frac{f(x)}{f'(x)}\right)^2</math>
Any image of that operator.
sienkiewicz
sneezeweed
sneezeweed
noun
(Australia) A plant of the genus Centipeda; either of the species Centipeda cunninghami or Centipeda minima, which induce sneezing and are known as a folk remedy for colds and allergic reactions.
(US) A plant of the genus Helenium, especially Helenium autumnale.
sneezeweeds
sneezeweeds
noun
plural of sneezeweed
sneezewood
sneezewood
noun
The wood of a South African tree, Ptaeroxylon obliquum.
sneezewort
sneezewort
noun
Achillea ptarmica, a hardy flowering plant, poisonous to cattle, sheep and horses, but with various herbal applications in humans.
springwurzel
swaziland
switzerland
switzerland
Proper noun
sovereign country in south central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation.
swizzling
swizzling
verb
present participle of swizzle
szechwan
szewinska
szymanowski
tizwin
tweezering
tweezering
verb
present participle of tweezer
tweezing
tweezing
verb
present participle of tweeze
twizzened
unbowdlerized
unbowdlerized
adj
Not bowdlerized.
unwesternized
unwesternized
adj
Not westernized.
unwomanize
unwomanize
verb
(transitive) To make unwomanly; to defeminize.
unwomanized
unwomanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwomanize
vowelization
vowelization
noun
(linguistics) In Arabic and Hebrew - supplying the vowels (diacritics), normally not written to show the correct pronunciation, used in dictionaries, children's books, religious texts and textbooks for learners. Arabic terms: tashkiil (تشكيل), taHriik (تحريك) - (action of supplying the vowel points), also known as ḥarakāt (حركات — the singular is ḥaraka حركة) - (the diacritical marks), Hebrew term: ניקוד nikud.
vowelizing
vowelizing
verb
present participle of vowelize
waddenzee
wagnerize
waltzing
waltzing
noun
gerund of waltz: the motion of one who waltzes.
verb
present participle of waltz
wantonize
wantonize
verb
(intransitive) To be wanton; to indulge in lewdness, flirtation or lasciviousness.
wanyamwezi
wanze
wanze
verb
Alternative form of wanse
warrantize
waziristan
waziristan
Proper noun
A mountainous region of northern Pakistan
weaponizing
weaponizing
verb
present participle of weaponize
weatherizing
weatherizing
noun
A protective coating, or layer of insulation, as on a house or car.
verb
present participle of weatherize
weazand
weazand
noun
Alternative spelling of weasand
weazands
weazands
noun
plural of weazand
weazen
weazen
adj
Thin; sharp; withered; wizened.
noun
An old person.
weazened
weazened
adj
Withered and wrinkled.
weazeny
weazeny
adj
(colloquial) Somewhat weazen; shrivelled.
weitzman
weizmann
wentzville
wenz
wenzel
westernization
westernization
noun
The process of assimilation, by a society, of the customs and practices of western culture.
westernize
westernize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To render something western in character.
westernized
westernized
adj
Having been made culturally Western.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of westernize
westernizes
westernizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of westernize
westernizing
westernizing
verb
present participle of westernize
wezen
wezn
wheeziness
wheeziness
noun
the state of being wheezy
wheezinesses
wheezing
wheezing
noun
The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
verb
present participle of wheeze
wheezingly
wheezingly
adv
With a wheezing sound.
whitmanize
whizbang
whizbang
noun
(by extension) Someone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness.
(dated) A small artillery shell
(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding
whizbangs
whizbangs
noun
plural of whizbang
whizzbang
whizzbang
noun
Alternative form of whizbang
whizzerman
whizziness
whizziness
noun
The state or condition of being whizzy.
whizzing
whizzing
adj
Producing a whizz; giving off a whizzing noise.
noun
The sound or action of something that whizzes.
verb
present participle of whiz
present participle of whizz
whizzingly
whizzingly
adv
With a whizzing sound or motion.
windz
windzer
winterization
winterization
noun
The act of preparing something for winter weather.
The process in which solid fats are removed from liquid edible oils by cooling, which allows such oils to be stored in a refrigerator.
winterize
winterize
verb
(transitive) To prepare (something) for winter weather.
(transitive) To remove the saturated fats from (a vegetable oil) by cooling and filtering it, so that it does not go cloudy in the winter.
winterized
winterized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of winterize
winterizes
winterizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winterize
winterizing
winterizing
verb
present participle of winterize
winze
winze
noun
A steep shaft in a mine which joins two levels.
winzeman
winzeman
noun
(mining) A man in charge of a winze in a mine.
winzemen
winzemen
noun
plural of winzeman
winzes
winzes
noun
plural of winze
winzler
wizen
wizen
adj
Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
wizened
wizened
adj
Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wizen
wizenedness
wizenedness
noun
The quality of being wizened.
wizening
wizening
verb
present participle of wizen
wizens
wizens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wizen
wizzen
wizzens
womanization
womanization
noun
The process of turning someone into a woman; feminization.
womanize
womanize
verb
(intransitive, said of a man) To flirt with and/or seduce, or attempt to seduce, women, especially lecherously.
(transitive, usually figuratively) To turn into a woman; to feminize.
womanized
womanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of womanize
womanizer
womanizer
noun
A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.
womanizers
womanizers
noun
plural of womanizer
womanizes
womanizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of womanize
womanizing
womanizing
verb
present participle of womanize
woolenization
woolenize
woollenize
wooziness
wooziness
noun
The state of being woozy
woozinesses
wuzzling
wuzzling
verb
present participle of wuzzle
zantewood
zantewood
noun
fustic (tree)
zenithward
zenithward
adj
Facing or moving toward the zenith.
adv
Toward the zenith.
zenithwards
zenithwards
adv
Alternative form of zenithward
zimentwater
zimmerwaldian
zimmerwaldian
Adjective
Of or from Zimmerwald
Relating to the
zinnwaldite
zinnwaldite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals, KLiFe²⁺Al(AlSi₃)O₁₀(F,OH)₂, of the mica group.
zionward
zugzwang
zugzwang
noun
(chess) A situation in which a player is forced to make a disadvantageous move.
(figurative) A situation in which someone is forced to make a disadvantageous move
zwanziger
zwanziger
noun
(historical) An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about 10 cents.
zwingle
zwingli
zwingli
Proper noun
a German surname, notably borne by a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland