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
chmielewski
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
counterwill
cowansville
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
cowlesville
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crownsville
curliewurly
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
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
microworlds
microworlds
noun
plural of microworld
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
policewomen
policewomen
noun
plural of policewoman
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
stitchwhile
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.
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
twitcheling
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
unscrawling
unwelcoming
unwelcoming
adj
Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwincingly
unwincingly
adv
Without wincing.
waistcloths
waistcloths
noun
plural of waistcloth
welcomingly
welcomingly
adv
In a welcoming manner.
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
whimsically
whimsically
adv
in a whimsical manner
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
wilberforce
wilberforce
Proper noun
most common in Yorkshire.
William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
wildcatters
wildcatters
noun
plural of wildcatter
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
willimantic
winckelmann
windclothes
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
wrenchingly
wrenchingly
adv
In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.