Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
cakewalker
cakewalker
noun
A performer of the cakewalk dance.
camberwell
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
caterbrawl
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
caudalward
caudalward
adj
Having a caudal orientation
adv
In a caudal direction
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
circlewise
circlewise
adj
In a circular pattern or motion.
clawhammer
clawhammer
noun
Alternative form of claw hammer
clearwater
clearwater
adj
(of a stream) Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or tannin.
clewgarnet
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
combflower
coneflower
coneflower
noun
Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
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.
cornflower
cornflower
adj
Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Cornflower blue.
cornwallis
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
crawlerize
crawlerize
verb
(transitive) To fit (a motorized vehicle) with caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
crawlspace
crawlspace
noun
Alternative spelling of crawl space
crewellery
crewelwork
crewelwork
noun
embroidery made using a crewel
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
crowflower
crowflower
noun
(obsolete) A kind of campion.
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
curwhibble
darwinical
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
garlicwort
laceflower
laceflower
noun
Ammi majus.
Daucus carota.
Orlaya sp.
Ptilimnium nuttallii.
Tiarella trifoliata.
laceworker
laceworker
noun
Synonym of lacemaker
lawrencian
lawrencian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1885–1930), English writer and painter.
lawrencite
lawrencite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.
lawrencium
lawrencium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
letchworth
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
overscrawl
overscrawl
verb
(transitive) To scrawl over.
packwaller
palaceward
palaceward
adv
Toward a palace.
parcelwise
parcelwise
adj
In parcels or allotments; piecemeal, fragmented.
adv
In a parcelwise fashion.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
prewelcome
scalarwise
scalarwise
adv
(mathematics) In scalar terms.
schoolward
schoolward
adv
Toward school.
schoolwork
schoolwork
noun
Work done for school, including both in class and homework.
scowlproof
scrawliest
scrawliest
adj
superlative form of scrawly: most scrawly
screwballs
screwballs
noun
plural of screwball
screwplate
screwplate
noun
A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
scrollwise
scrollwise
adv
In the manner of a scroll.
scrollwork
scrollwork
noun
Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork.
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
switchgirl
switchgirl
noun
The female equivalent of a switchman.
uncallower
undercrawl
unscrawled
unscrawled
adj
Not having been scrawled upon.
Not scrawled.
watercolor
watercolor
noun
Alternative spelling of watercolour
watercycle
wheelchair
wheelchair
noun
(attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
(by extension) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
whirlicane
whirlicote
whirlicote
noun
(obsolete) An open car or chariot.
wildcatter
wildcatter
noun
(US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
(firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
workaholic
workaholic
adj
In the nature or manner of a workaholic.
noun
A person who feels compelled to work excessively, including while at home.