(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antipewism
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
arrowstone
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
auburntown
awakenment
awakenment
noun
An awakening.
bakerstown
bamangwato
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
baptistown
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
battletown
beardstown
beavertown
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
blairstown
blendwater
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
brainwater
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
chontawood
clewgarnet
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
crownation
dallastown
darwinists
dawnstreak
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
downstairs
downstairs
adj
Located on a lower floor.
adv
(figurative) In or to hell.
Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
dragonwort
dragonwort
noun
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
eatanswill
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
farnsworth
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
fruitwoman
gainestown
garnetwork
gatewaying
gatewaying
verb
present participle of gateway
gatewayman
gatewayman
noun
(mining, historical) A kind of road repair worker in coal mines.
gatewaymen
gatewaymen
noun
plural of gatewayman
germantown
gnatflower
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
hanlontown
hannastown
harristown
harrowment
hawthorned
huntswoman
huntswoman
noun
A female huntsman.
imlaystown
indiantown
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
interweave
interweave
verb
(intransitive) To intermingle.
(transitive) To combine through weaving.
inwrapment
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
landwaiter
landwaiter
noun
A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
langworthy
lawrencite
lawrencite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.
lawrentian
lawrentian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the author or his works or style of writing.
Of or pertaining to the author or his works or style of writing.
lawsuiting
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
lingtowman
litanywise
litanywise
adv
In the manner of a litany.
maurertown
morgantown
morgantown
Proper noun
a town in Indiana, USA.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
an unincorporated community in Maryland, USA.
a CDP in Mississippi, USA.
unincorporated communities in and Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in North Carolina, USA.
a CDP in and Pennsylvania, USA.
a city in West Virginia, USA
narrowcast
narrowcast
noun
A programme transmitted in this manner.
verb
To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public.
To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue.
To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable.
nationwide
nationwide
adj
Extending throughout an entire nation.
adv
Throughout a nation.
netherward
netherward
adj
Lowly.
Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
newlandite
newscaster
newscaster
noun
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
newsstands
newsstands
noun
plural of newsstand
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwards
ninnywatch
nonwasting
nonwasting
adj
(law, finance) Of an asset: not undergoing a gradual decrease in value over time.
(medicine) Not wasting.
normantown
northwards
northwards
adv
northward; in a northerly direction
nowanights
nowanights
adv
During the night at the present time; in modern nights.
ottweilian
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outdrawing
outdrawing
verb
present participle of outdraw
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outgnawing
outgnawing
verb
present participle of outgnaw
outwaiting
outwaiting
verb
present participle of outwait
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
outwarring
outwarring
verb
present participle of outwar
outwasting
outwasting
verb
present participle of outwaste
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outweaving
outweaving
verb
present participle of outweave
outwrangle
outwrangle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wrangling.
pantywaist
pantywaist
adj
(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
noun
(informal, dated) An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
(informal, derogatory) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
potwalling
prewarrant
prewarrant
adj
Prior to a warrant.
quakertown
rabinowitz
rabinowitz
Proper noun
Germanized variant of Rabinovich.
rainwaters
rainwaters
noun
plural of rainwater
rawsthorne
rowlandite
saegertown
sandalwort
sandalwort
noun
Synonym of sandalwood
santalwood
santalwood
noun
Alternative form of sandalwood
sateenwood
sateenwood
noun
Wood of Euxylophora paraensis.
satinwoods
satinwoods
noun
plural of satinwood
scotswoman
scotswoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scrawniest
scrawniest
adj
superlative form of scrawny: most scrawny
shantytown
shantytown
noun
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
spawneater
spurnwater
spurnwater
noun
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
stahlstown
sternwards
sternwards
adv
(nautical) Towards the stern
stewarding
stewarding
verb
present participle of steward
stewardson
stonewalls
stonewalls
noun
plural of stonewall
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stonewall
stonewally
strandward
stringways
swarthness
swarthness
noun
Archaic form of swarthiness.
sweatiness
sweatiness
noun
The state or condition of being sweaty.
taiwanhemp
tallywoman
tallywoman
noun
(informal, regional, archaic) A woman who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage.
A woman who conducts the tally trade.
tallywomen
tallywomen
noun
plural of tallywoman
tandemwise
tandemwise
adj
Arranged in tandem (one behind the other).
tanglewood
tannenwald
tawdriness
tawdriness
noun
The property of being tawdry.
thenceward
thomastown
thrawnness
throneward
thwartness
thwartness
noun
The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.