A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
applewife
applewood
applewood
Noun
The wood of the apple tree.
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
fowlpoxes
lewisport
mapleview
maplewood
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
pearlweed
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
pewfellow
pewfellow
noun
(obsolete) An intimate associate; a companion.
One who occupies the same pew as another.
pewholder
pewholder
noun
One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church.
phillilew
pigflower
pileworts
pileworts
noun
plural of pilewort
pillowber
pilotweed
pilotweed
noun
Silphium laciniatum, a flowering plant in the aster family.
pilwillet
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
plainview
plainview
Proper noun
a small city in Arkansas, USA.
a CDP in California, USA.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
an unincorporated community in Illinois, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
a city in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Nebraska, USA.
a hamlet and CDP in New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
a city in Tennessee, USA.
a city in Texas, USA
plainwell
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
platework
playwears
playwomen
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowmaker
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
polewards
polewards
adj
Towards a pole.
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
potwaller
potwaller
noun
(now historical) A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
powellite
powellite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, molybdenum, and oxygen.
powellton
powerable
powerable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being effected or accomplished by the application of power; possible.
(obsolete) Capable of exerting power; powerful.
Capable of being powered.
powerably
powerless
powerless
adj
Lacking legal authority.
Lacking sufficient power or strength.
preavowal
prelawful
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
screwpile
screwpile
noun
Alternative form of screw pile
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
sleepwalk
sleepwalk
verb
(intransitive) To walk and/or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
sleepward
sleepward
adv
toward sleep
sleepwear
sleepwear
noun
garments designed to be worn in bed; nightclothes
sleepwort
sleepwort
noun
lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
slipwares
slipwares
noun
plural of slipware
slopeways
slopeways
adv
Synonym of slopewise
slopewise
slopewise
adv
In a sloping fashion; obliquely.
slowpokes
slowpokes
noun
plural of slowpoke
spacewalk
spacewalk
noun
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.
verb
To perform a spacewalk.
speedwalk
speedwalk
noun
A moving walkway.
verb
To take part in the sport of speedwalking.
To walk quickly.
speedwell
speedwell
noun
A plant of the genus Veronica
spelldown
spelldown
noun
A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated.
spellword
spellword
noun
A word that acts as a magic spell.
spellwork
spellwork
noun
Any magical practice involving creating or casting spells, especially new enchantments or spells which are intricate or complex.
The formula or formulation of one or more spells or enchantments; the individual parts constituting such a formulation; the inner workings or structure of a spell.
spileworm
spleetnew
splineway
sprawlers
sprawlers
noun
plural of sprawler
sprawlier
sprawlier
adj
comparative form of sprawly: more sprawly
swampable
swampable
adj
Capable of being swamped.
swampless
swampless
adj
Without a swamp.
sweepable
sweepable
adj
(military) Of a mine: capable of being located by minesweeping
Suitable for sweeping
twalpenny
twalpenny
noun
(historical) An old Scots shilling.
unwhelped
unwhelped
adj
Not whelped.
upswelled
upswelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upswell
upswollen
upswollen
verb
past participle of upswell
upwelling
upwelling
noun
An upward movement from a lower source.
the oceanographic phenomenon that occurs when strong, usually seasonal, winds push water away from the coast, bringing cold, nutrient-rich deep waters up to the surface
verb
present participle of upwell
walepiece
wallopers
wallopers
noun
plural of walloper
wallpaper
wallpaper
noun
(CB radio slang) A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.
(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.
(countable) A roll of such paper.
(countable) A style or design of such material.
(philately, informal) Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.
(television, slang) Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report.
(uncountable) Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
(uncountable, figurative, sometimes attributive) Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings.
verb
(transitive) To cover (a wall, a room, etc) with wallpaper.
wallpiece
wallpiece
noun
Alternative form of wall piece
walpolean
walpolean
Adjective
Of or relating to (1676–1745), British statesman generally regarded as having been the first British prime minister.
Of or relating to (1717–1797), 4th Earl of Orford, English art historian and politician.
warplanes
warplanes
noun
plural of warplane
wastepile
wastepile
noun
(card games) The discard pile; the area where the cards from the stock go when they are brought into play.
weepingly
weepingly
adv
In a weeping manner.
wellpinit
wellpoint
whaleship
whaleship
noun
A ship used for hunting whales.
wheelspin
wheelspin
noun
(automotive) The spinning of the wheels of a vehicle on the surface of the ground with greatly reduced friction and little movement of the vehicle, especially when starting.
wheepling
wheepling
verb
present participle of wheeple
whelphood
whelphood
noun
the state of being a whelp, puppyhood
whelpless
whelpling
whelpling
noun
A little whelp.
whipbelly
whippable
whippable
adj
(of cream, etc.) That can be whipped.
whooplike
whooplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whooping sound.
wileproof
willpower
willpower
noun
The unwavering strength of will to carry out one's wishes.
woodpiles
woodpiles
noun
plural of woodpile
woolpress
workplace
workplace
noun
The place where someone works.
wuppertal
wuppertal
Proper noun
A city in western Germany.
yellowcup
yellowtop
yellowtop
noun
Any of the genus Flaveria of plants with yellow flowers, related to the sunflower.