Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cowansville
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
eichwaldite
latticewise
latticewise
adv
In a lattice arrangement.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
lawrenciums
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
lukaszewicz
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
scrawliness
scrawliness
noun
The quality of being scrawly.
shacklewise
slackwitted
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.
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.
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
wheelchairs
wheelchairs
noun
plural of wheelchair
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.