(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
aquilawood
arcticward
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backwinded
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
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
birnamwood
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.
bowdoinham
bowldering
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
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.
brightwood
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
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
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
christward
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
collinwood
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
dairywoman
dairywoman
noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinical
darwinists
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
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
disavowals
disavowals
noun
plural of disavowal
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
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.
dishwiping
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
diswashing
disworship
disworship
noun
(obsolete) A deprivation of honour or cause of disgrace.
verb
To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy.
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dollarwise
dollarwise
adv
(US) In terms of money; financially.
dombrowski
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downcoming
downcoming
adj
Moving downwards.
verb
present participle of downcome
downcrying
downlinked
downlinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downlink
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downstairs
downstairs
adj
Located on a lower floor.
adv
(figurative) In or to hell.
Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
downsville
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
dragsawing
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
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).
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
dreamwhile
driftwoods
driftwoods
noun
plural of driftwood
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
drivescrew
drowningly
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
drowsihood
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.
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
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
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearied
forwearied
adj
(obsolete) Worn out, exhausted.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
gimbawawed
goldenwing
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
goodwilies
goodwilled
goodwilled
adj
Exhibiting or indicative of goodwill.
goodwillie
goodwillit
grasswidow
guidwillie
guidwillie
noun
Alternative form of goodwilly
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsewing
handwaving
handwaving
adj
(not comparable) Waving the hands.
Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
noun
(chiefly figuratively) Alternative spelling of hand waving (“empty gesturing”)
verb
present participle of handwave
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hardishrew
hardwickia
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.