(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
becowards
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
becrowded
becrowded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrowd
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
brockwell
browpiece
brucetown
canewares
canewares
noun
plural of caneware
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
capeworks
careywood
carpetweb
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
caseworks
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cedartown
cedarware
cedarware
noun
Articles made from cedar.
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
cellarway
cellarway
noun
A passage leading to a cellar.
charmwise
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checkwork
checkwork
noun
Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowdered
chowdered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowder
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
claywares
claywares
noun
plural of clayware
clearview
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clovewort
clovewort
noun
(historical) an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
codewords
codewords
noun
plural of codeword
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
cordewane
corkscrew
corkscrew
adj
Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
noun
(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
verb
(intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
(transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
(transitive, informal) To extract information or consent from someone.
coswearer
cotterway
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowinners
cowinners
noun
plural of cowinner
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
coworkers
coworkers
noun
plural of coworker
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
cowsucker
crawberry
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crazyweed
crazyweed
noun
locoweed
creamware
creamware
noun
(ceramics) Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
cressweed
cresswort
crestview
crestwood
crewelist
crossweed
crosswise
crosswise
adj
crossing; lying across
adv
transversely; so as to lie across
crowberry
crowberry
noun
A fruit of this plant.
Empetrum nigrum; a species of crowberry.
Empetrum; a small genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit.
crowdedly
crowdedly
adv
In a crowded manner.
crowdweed
crowheart
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crownment
crownment
noun
(obsolete) The act of crowning; coronation.
crowsteps
crowsteps
noun
plural of crowstep
crowstone
crowstone
noun
(UK, dialect) Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
crowville
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
curfewing
curwillet
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
decrowned
decrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decrown
decwriter
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
downcomer
downcomer
noun
A large external pipe in a water-tube boiler, carrying unheated water from the steam drum down to the water drum as part of the circulation path.
A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
downcried
downcurve
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
duckwater
eachwhere
eachwhere
adv
(obsolete) Everywhere.
eschewers
eschewers
noun
plural of eschewer
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
everwhich
everwhich
adv
(Appalachia, Southern US) Whichever.
gracewood
grauwacke
grauwacke
noun
(geology) Greywacke.
graywacke
graywacke
noun
Alternative form of greywacke
greenwich
greenwich
Proper noun
A town on the south bank of the River Thames in London through which the prime meridian passes.
A London Borough within Greater London.
greywacke
greywacke
noun
(geology) A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
gumchewer
hardwicke
jackscrew
jackscrew
noun
A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
laceworks
laceworks
noun
A factory that produces lace.
landwreck
leechwort
lowercase
lowercase
adj
in lower case
noun
Alternative spelling of lower case
verb
(transitive) To convert (text) to lower case.
mcandrews
mcwherter
mcwhorter
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
neckwears
neckwears
noun
plural of neckwear
newcomers
newcomers
noun
plural of newcomer
oceanward
oceanward
adj
Closer to the ocean than something else.
Facing or leading toward the ocean.
adv
Toward the ocean.
outcrowed
outcrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrow
outwrench
overcrowd
overcrowd
verb
To fill beyond reasonable limits, with people, animals, objects or information.
overcrown
overwatch
overwatch
noun
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
verb
(transitive) To watch excessively.
(transitive) To watch over.
(transitive, obsolete) To overcome with long lack of rest.
peachwort
piceworth
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
prestwich
prestwich
Proper noun
a town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
recrowned
recrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recrown
rewelcome
rewelcome
verb
(transitive) To welcome again.
richweeds
richweeds
noun
plural of richweed
rockweeds
rockweeds
noun
plural of rockweed
runchweed
scalework
scalework
noun
Artistic ornamentation resembling the scales of a fish.
scalewort
scarecrow
scarecrow
noun
(by extension, derogatory) A person regarded as resembling a scarecrow (sense 1) in some way; especially, a tall, thin, awkward person; or a person wearing ragged and tattered clothes.
(dated) Synonym of crow scarer (“a farmhand employed to scare birds from the fields”)
(military, World War II, historical) Military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage.
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.
Anything that appears terrifying but presents no danger; a paper tiger.
The black tern (Chlidonias niger).
The hooded crow (Corvus cornix).
verb
(archaic) To spoil the appearance of (something, such as the landscape or a view), as scarecrows may be regarded as doing.
To cause (a person, their body, etc.) to look awkward and stiff, like a scarecrow (noun sense 1).
To frighten or terrify (someone or something), as if using a scarecrow.
To splay (one's arms) away from the body, like the arms of a scarecrow.
scarfwise
scarfwise
adv
In the manner of a scarf.
schweiker
schweizer
schwitzer
scourweed
scowdered
scrawlers
scrawlers
noun
plural of scrawler
scrawlier
scrawlier
adv
comparative form of scrawly: more scrawly
scrawnier
scrawnier
adj
comparative form of scrawny: more scrawny
screwable
screwable
adj
(not comparable) That can be screwed (fastened mechanically).
(slang, vulgar) Suitable or desirable for sexual intercourse.
screwball
screwball
adj
(originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
noun
(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
screwbean
screwbean
noun
Prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
The nutritious seedpod of this plant.
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
screwiest
screwiest
adj
superlative form of screwy: most screwy
screwless
screwless
adj
Not requiring screws; able to be assembled or held together without screws.
Without screws (the mechanical fasteners); possessing no screws.
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).