(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
backwinded
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
bewaitered
bewildered
bewildered
adj
Baffled, confused, mystified, at a loss, not thinking clearly, or uncertain.
He was just standing there, turning this way and that, with a bewildered look on his face.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewilder
billetwood
birdwitted
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bitterweed
bitterweed
noun
Any plant in the genus Ambrosia, especially Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed).
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bodkinwise
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowldering
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a bridge.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
broadwives
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
cushewbird
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
deadweight
deadweight
noun
Alternative spelling of dead weight
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
degreewise
demilawyer
demiwivern
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
dewberries
dewberries
noun
plural of dewberry
deweyville
dewinesses
dinnerware
dinnerware
noun
The dishes used for serving dinner.
disallowed
disallowed
adj
forbidden
invalid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disallow
disboweled
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
disembowel
disembowel
verb
(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
disembower
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disendowed
disendowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disendow
disendower
disendower
noun
One who disendows.
disentwine
disentwine
verb
(transitive) To free from being entwined or twisted; untwine
dishtowels
dishtowels
noun
plural of dishtowel
dishwasher
dishwasher
noun
(Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
A machine for washing dishes.
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
disperiwig
dissweeten
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dollarwise
dollarwise
adv
(US) In terms of money; financially.
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downlinked
downlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downlink
downsville
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
drawbridge
drawbridge
noun
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
dreamwhile
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
drivescrew
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
edwardsian
ehrwaldite
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
fiddletown
fiddlewood
fiddlewood
noun
Any of these trees.
The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
firewarden
firewarden
noun
An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires.
forewisdom
forwearied
forwearied
adj
(obsolete) Worn out, exhausted.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
gimbawawed
goldenwing
goodwilies
goodwilled
goodwilled
adj
Exhibiting or indicative of goodwill.
goodwillie
guidwillie
guidwillie
noun
Alternative form of goodwilly
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
handsewing
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hardishrew
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
henwoodite
henwoodite
noun
Synonym of rashleighite
highbrowed
highbrowed
adj
(of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured
hitherward
hitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward this place
hoodwinked
hoodwinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoodwink
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hookedwise
hurdlewise
indentwise
indentwise
adv
Cut so that the two cut pieces fit together in an interlocking fashion, like a traditional indenture document.
indwelling
indwelling
adj
existing as an inner principle; inherent
implanted within the body
noun
A dwelling within, especially lodgement or habitation in the mind or soul.
intermewed
intermewed
adj
(of a hawk) Kept in confinement through a molt.
interworld
interworld
adj
Between worlds.
noun
A world between other worlds.
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
inwardness
inwardness
noun
Earnestness; heartiness.
Familiarity; intimacy.
The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.
The internal or true state; the essential nature.
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
ironworked
irrenowned
irrenowned
adj
(obsolete, rare) Not renowned, unfamous.
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
ladderwise
ladderwise
adv
In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
landwaiter
landwaiter
noun
A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
lidgerwood
lindenwold
lindenwood
mackinawed
mackinawed
adj
Clad in garments made of mackinaw.
maidenweed
middlebrow
middlebrow
adj
(derogatory) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
noun
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
middletown
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
midwestern
midwestern
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern
Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest