(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
clapperclaw
clapperclaw
verb
(obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
codswallops
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
gospelwards
grapeflower
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
leopardwood
leopardwood
noun
Flindersia maculosa, a tree in the citrus family.
palacewards
palacewards
adv
Towards a palace.
palmerworms
palmerworms
noun
plural of palmerworm
parsleywort
paschflower
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plateworker
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
plowrightia
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
polonnaruwa
potwalloper
potwalloper
noun
Alternative form of pot-walloper
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
prebestowal
prelawfully
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
shallowpate
shallowpate
noun
(derogatory) One whose thinking is shallow or superficial.
sheepwalker
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalked
sleepwalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sleepwalk
sleepwalker
sleepwalker
noun
Someone who walks about in their sleep.
spacewalked
spacewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spacewalk
spacewalker
spacewalker
noun
An astronaut engaging in a space walk or other activity outside the spacecraft.
sparrowbill
sparrowbill
noun
Alternative form of sparable (“kind of nail”)
sparrowless
sparrowless
adj
Without sparrows.
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
sparrowtail
spearflower
splashdowns
splashdowns
noun
plural of splashdown
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
superlawyer
superlawyer
noun
(informal) A very successful or powerful lawyer.
swallowpipe
swordplayer
swordplayer
noun
One who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
topeewallah
unsweepable
unsweepable
adj
(military) Of a mine: incapable of being located by minesweeping.
waiilatpuan
wallpapered
wallpapered
adj
Having had wallpaper applied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wallpaper
wapwallopen
wentletraps
wentletraps
noun
plural of wentletrap
wereleopard
wereleopard
noun
(fantasy, mythology) A shapeshifter who can change between leopard and human form.
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
whippertail
whisperable
whisperable
adj
Able to be whispered.
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
worshipable
worshipable
adj
Capable of being worshipped; worthy of veneration.