(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
candlewoods
candlewoods
noun
plural of candlewood
charlestown
classfellow
classfellow
noun
(dated or India) classmate
codswallops
commonweals
commonweals
noun
plural of commonweal
cowansville
crystalwort
crystalwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Riccia.
dawsonville
dawsonville
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Maryland, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada.
a railway town in Kenya.
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disavowable
disavowable
adj
Capable of being disavowed.
disavowedly
dorsalwards
dorsalwards
adv
Towards the dorsal region
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
dreamworlds
dreamworlds
noun
plural of dreamworld
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
foamflowers
foamflowers
noun
plural of foamflower
gallowglass
gallowglass
noun
(historical) A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
gallowsness
gallowsness
noun
(slang, rare, archaic) recklessness
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
glassblower
glassblower
noun
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
gospelwards
grassflower
hollowwares
hollowwares
noun
plural of hollowware
hornswaggle
landownings
landownings
noun
plural of landowning
larbowlines
lawsonville
leewardmost
leewardmost
adj
superlative form of leeward: most leeward
loungewears
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
lozengeways
lozengeways
adv
(heraldry) Lozengewise.
lutoslawski
marlowesque
marshflower
marshmallow
marshmallow
noun
(figuratively) Someone who is soft and benign.
A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency.
Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.
verb
To soften (literally or figuratively)
meadowlands
meadowlands
noun
plural of meadowland
meadowlarks
meadowlarks
noun
plural of meadowlark
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
mussulwoman
nonwashable
nonwashable
adj
Not washable.
palmerworms
palmerworms
noun
plural of palmerworm
parsleywort
paschflower
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
playfellows
playfellows
noun
plural of playfellow
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
prebestowal
reswallowed
reswallowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reswallow
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sandalwoods
sandalwoods
noun
plural of sandalwood
satinflower
satinflower
noun
(Australia) The flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
(South Africa) Plants in the genus Geissorhiza.
A species of blue-eyed grass, Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrhinchium douglasii)
A wildflower native to the western US and British Columbia, Clarkia amoena (syn. Godetia grandiflora).
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
The related Sisyrinchium striatum.
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
schoolwards
schoolwards
adv
Alternative form of schoolward
shadowishly
shadowishly
adv
In a shadowish manner.
shallowater
shallowness
shallowness
noun
the property of being shallow
shallowpate
shallowpate
noun
(derogatory) One whose thinking is shallow or superficial.
slowhearted
smallswords
smallswords
noun
plural of smallsword
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
snakeflower
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
sordawalite
southwardly
southwardly
adv
southwards, towards the south
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
squawflower
stalworthly
stalworthly
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of stalwartly
standelwort
stanislawow
stanleytown
starflowers
starflowers
noun
plural of starflower
stonewalled
stonewalled
adj
Surrounded or defined in size and shape by a wall of stone.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stonewall
stonewaller
stonewaller
noun
One who stonewalls.
strawflower
strawflower
noun
Any of many Australian plants of the genus Xerochrysum, especially Xerochrysum bracteatum, having deep yellow flowers than can be readily dried.
swallowable
swallowable
adj
(by extension, of legislation) Able to be accepted by the electorate.
(of a pill etc) Relatively easy to swallow.
Capable of being swallowed.
swallowlike
swallowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swallow (the bird).
swallowling
swallowling
noun
A young swallow.
swallowpipe
swallowtail
swallowtail
noun
A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.ᵂᵖ
Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.
Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
The forked tail of a swallow.
swallowwort
swallowwort
noun
Alternative form of swallow-wort
swordplayer
swordplayer
noun
One who takes part in swordplay; a fencer or gladiator.
tallowiness
tallowiness
noun
The state or condition of being tallowy (especially as a taint in dairy products).
taylorstown
thorwaldsen
twaddlesome
twaddlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by twaddling
unswallowed
unswallowed
adj
Not swallowed.
volkswagens
waistcloths
waistcloths
noun
plural of waistcloth
wallflowers
wallflowers
noun
plural of wallflower
wallowishly
walstonburg
walthamstow
walthamstow
Proper noun
The principal town of the London borough of Waltham Forest.
warlordisms
warlordisms
noun
plural of warlordism
watercolors
watercolors
noun
plural of watercolor
waterfloods
waterfloods
noun
plural of waterflood
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterflood
watermelons
watermelons
noun
plural of watermelon
watsonville
wearisomely
wearisomely
adv
In a wearisome manner; tediously.
weaselsnout
westmorland
westmorland
Proper noun
A former county in the northwest of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria
wholesalely
wholesalely
adv
In a wholesale or indiscriminate manner.
wholesalers
wholesalers
noun
plural of wholesaler
wholesaling
wholesaling
verb
present participle of wholesale
williamston
willowshade
willowwares
wolffianism
wolframites
wolframites
noun
plural of wolframite
womanliness
womanliness
noun
The condition of being a woman; femininity.
wonderlands
wonderlands
noun
plural of wonderland
woodlanders
woodlanders
noun
plural of woodlander
woolshearer
woolshearer
noun
A person employed to shear animals to obtain wool.
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
workaholism
workaholism
noun
The urge of a person to work excessively.
worshipable
worshipable
adj
Capable of being worshipped; worthy of veneration.
wranglesome
wranglesome
adj
Characterised or marked by wrangling; inclined to wrangle or squabble; quarrelsome.