(mineralogy) The aplitic dyke-rock that accompanies nephelite-syenites in Norway and Finland, composed chiefly of alkali feldspar, with very subordinate pyroxene or amphibole.
lusterwares
lusterwares
noun
plural of lusterware
lutoslawski
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
parsleywort
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
prebestowal
saltierwise
saltierwise
adv
Alternative form of saltirewise
saltireways
saltirewise
saltirewise
adv
(heraldry) In the form of a saltire; crossing diagonally.
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.
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
shallowater
shallowpate
shallowpate
noun
(derogatory) One whose thinking is shallow or superficial.
slackwitted
slowhearted
sordawalite
southwardly
southwardly
adv
southwards, towards the south
sparrowtail
stablewards
stablewards
adv
Towards a stable.
stalwartism
stalwartism
noun
A stalwart approach or attitude.
stalwartize
stalwartize
verb
To make stalwart.
stalworthly
stalworthly
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of stalwartly
standelwort
stanislawow
stanleytown
starflowers
starflowers
noun
plural of starflower
stealthwise
stealthwise
adv
stealthily
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.
strawwalker
stubbleward
stubbleward
adv
Toward the stubble.
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
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switzerland
switzerland
Proper noun
sovereign country in south central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation.
tallowiness
tallowiness
noun
The state or condition of being tallowy (especially as a taint in dairy products).
taylorstown
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
thorwaldsen
twaddlesome
twaddlesome
adj
Characterised or marked by twaddling
ultrashrewd
ultrashrewd
adj
Extremely shrewd.
unswathable
untwistable
untwistable
adj
Able to be untwisted.
Impossible to twist; not twistable.
unwastingly
waistcloths
waistcloths
noun
plural of waistcloth
waitlisting
waitlisting
verb
present participle of waitlist
waldmeister
waldmeister
noun
A herb used (particularly in Germany and central Europe) for flavouring wines and liqueurs, Galium odoratum.
waldsteinia
wallenstein
walnutshade
walstonburg
waltersburg
walthamstow
walthamstow
Proper noun
The principal town of the London borough of Waltham Forest.
wanderlusts
wanderlusts
noun
plural of wanderlust
warrantless
warrantless
adj
(of a search, arrest, or the like) Performed without a warrant.
washability
washability
noun
The property of being washable.
washleather
wastelbread
wasterfully
watercolors
watercolors
noun
plural of watercolor
waterfloods
waterfloods
noun
plural of waterflood
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterflood
waterleaves
waterleaves
noun
plural of waterleaf
waterlessly
waterlessly
adv
Without water.
waterlilies
waterlilies
noun
plural of waterlily
watermelons
watermelons
noun
plural of watermelon
waterwheels
waterwheels
noun
plural of waterwheel
watsonville
wattlebirds
wattlebirds
noun
plural of wattlebird
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
wealthiness
wealthiness
noun
wealth; the possession of riches
weaselsnout
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
welwitschia
welwitschia
noun
Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.
wentletraps
wentletraps
noun
plural of wentletrap
westmorland
westmorland
Proper noun
A former county in the northwest of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria
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.
wheatflakes
wheatflakes
noun
plural of wheatflake
whistleable
whistleable
adj
Capable of being whistled.
whistlerian
whistlerian
Adjective
Of or relating to the artist (1834–1903).
wildcatters
wildcatters
noun
plural of wildcatter
williamsite
williamston
windlestrae
windlestrae
noun
(Scotland) Alternative form of windlestraw
windlestraw
windlestraw
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Apera spica-venti.