(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
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.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
awfulness
awfulness
noun
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
bangweulu
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
blindweed
blowiness
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
byrlawmen
catalowne
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
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
clewiston
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
closewing
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
dogwinkle
dowelling
dowelling
noun
(construction) A dowel.
The use of dowels in manufacture.
verb
present participle of dowel
downfield
downfield
adj
(chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal
(sports) Toward the defending team's end of the playing field
adv
Towards the lower part of a field
downslide
downslide
noun
A slide downward; a worsening.
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
dronkelew
drunkelew
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
eagletown
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
ellenwood
ellinwood
englewood
entwistle
enwheeled
enwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwheel
fanflower
fanflower
noun
A plant in the genus Scaevola.
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fellowman
fellowman
noun
Alternative spelling of fellow man
fellowmen
fellowmen
noun
plural of fellowman
felonweed
felonwood
felonwood
noun
Synonym of felonwort (“Solanum dulcamara”)
felonwort
felonwort
noun
Other plants traditionally used to treat the type of bacterial infection known as a felon, such as celandine
The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
flangeway
flangeway
noun
(rail transport) The gap in road surfaces, running rails at rails at junctions, etc, that allows the wheel flange of a rail vehicle to pass.
(rail transport, historical) An early type of railway that used flanged rails rather than flanged wheels.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flaxwench
fleetwing
flowering
flowering
adj
(used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
aflower, in bloom
noun
(figurative) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
flowstone
flowstone
noun
(geology) A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave.
fowlerton
frownless
frownless
adj
Without a frown.
galwegian
galwegian
Noun
Someone from Galloway.
Someone from Galway.
gleewoman
gleewoman
noun
A female gleeman.
glendower
glenwhite
glowering
glowering
noun
The act of giving a glower.
verb
present participle of glower
greenlawn
greenwald
greenwell
grunewald
gwendolen
gwendolen
Proper noun
name of origin.
gwendolin
gwendolyn
gwendolyn
Proper noun
name, variant of Gwendolen.
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halloween
handwaled
handwheel
handwheel
noun
(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
helenwood
henlawson
hohenwald
hohenwald
Proper noun
a city in Tennessee, USA
honeywell
hunnewell
indweller
indweller
noun
One who dwells in a place; an inhabitant.
inglewood
inglewood
Proper noun
Any of various cities in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and the United States.
interflow
interflow
noun
(geology) The flow of water (from rain or snow) directly through the soil.
A flowing between two or more entities.
verb
(intransitive) To flow between.
(transitive, of fluids) To merge or mingle.
interweld
jawfallen
jawfallen
adj
(archaic) Dejected, dispirited.
(obsolete) Having a "fallen" or locked jaw (and hence sometimes unable to speak), variously attributed to dejection (the previous sense) or lockjaw.
jawlensky
jewelling
jewelling
verb
present participle of jewel
knowledge
knowledge
noun
(UK, informal) The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
(archaic or law) Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).
(countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
(obsolete) Acknowledgement.
(obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.
(obsolete) Notice, awareness.
(philosophical) Justified true belief
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.
verb
(obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.
kwajalein
kwajalein
Proper noun
Kwajalein atoll.
Kwajalein island, Kwajalein atoll.
kylertown
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
lacewoman
lacewoman
noun
A woman who makes lace.
lacewomen
lacewomen
noun
plural of lacewoman
lancewood
lancewood
noun
(Australia) Any of various Australian trees having hard timber, especially Acacia shirleyi of Queensland and the Northern Territory; also a woodland made of such trees.
A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts (Oxandra lanceolata).
New Zealand trees in the genus Pseudopanax.
landowner
landowner
Noun
A person who owns land.
landwreck
lansdowne
lansdowne
Proper noun
A city or town in Uttarakhand, India
A in Maryland
A village in New South Wales, Australia
A town in Ontario, Canada
A borough in Pennsylvania
A in Virginia
A community in Yukon, Canada
lawmonger
lawmonger
noun
(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
lawnmower
lawnmower
noun
(preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics using a petrol lawn mower by pulling the starter cord and then pushing the mower forwards to the beat of the music.
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.
A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.
lawrenson
lawsoneve
lawsonite
lawsonite
noun
A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻
lawyering
lawyering
noun
The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
verb
present participle of lawyer
lemonweed
lemonweed
noun
Lithospermum ruderale, a flowering plant in the borage family, native to western North America.
lemonwood
lemonwood
noun
A small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell of lemon when crushed
lenthways
lenthways
adv
Obsolete form of lengthways.
levittown
lewissons
lewissons
noun
plural of lewisson
lewistown
lintwhite
lintwhite
noun
(archaic) A linnet.
llewellyn
llywellyn
lowlander
lowlander
noun
One who lives in the lowlands.
lowliness
lowliness
noun
The property of being lowly.
lownesses
lownesses
noun
plural of lowness
mailwomen
mailwomen
noun
plural of mailwoman
maxwelton
mealywing
mealywing
noun
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).
meanwhile
meanwhile
adv
At the same time, but elsewhere.
During the time that something is happening.
In contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned.
noun
The time between two events.
mellowing
mellowing
noun
The process of making or becoming mellow.
verb
present participle of mellow
meltdowns
meltdowns
noun
plural of meltdown
mildewing
mildewing
verb
present participle of mildew
millowner
millowner
noun
The owner of a mill
narwhales
narwhales
noun
plural of narwhale
navelwort
navelwort
noun
Marsh pennywort, herbs of genera Hydrocotyle or Centella.
Omphalodes spp., with seeds reminiscent of a navel.
Umbilicus spp., especially Umbilicus rupestris), a European perennial succulent herb with round, peltate leaves with a central depression.
newcastle
newcastle
Proper noun
A city in northeastern England; properly Newcastle upon Tyne.
A city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
Any of several places in the UK, Ireland, and USA.
a city in Wyoming, USA
newfangle
newfangle
adj
(obsolete) Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.
verb
(obsolete) To change by introducing novelties
newlyweds
newlyweds
noun
A recently married couple
plural of newlywed
newsgirls
newsgirls
noun
plural of newsgirl
newsreels
newsreels
noun
plural of newsreel
nimblewit
nonflawed
nonlawyer
nonlawyer
noun
Alternative form of non-lawyer.
nosewheel
nosewheel
noun
(aviation) The wheel of an aircraft's nose gear.
orwellian
orwellian
Adjective
Resembling the totalitarian political methods decried in the works of British democratic socialist and writer George Orwell, particularly in the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four; characterized by use of misleading terminology, propaganda, censorship, totalitarianism, surveillance and repression.
overblown
overblown
adj
Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
verb
past participle of overblow
overflown
overflown
verb
(US, proscribed) past participle of overflow
past participle of overfly
ownerless
ownerless
adj
having no owner
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
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.
playwomen
powellton
reflowing
reflowing
noun
A flowing again or back.
verb
present participle of reflow
reglowing
reglowing
verb
present participle of reglow
renewable
renewable
adj
(of a resource) Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply; not finite.
Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.
noun
A renewable resource.
A thing that is renewable; especially, a renewable source of energy.