The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awearied
awearied
adj
(poetic) weary; made tired
awninged
awninged
adj
Having an awning.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
bailwood
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
bellwind
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
bewigged
bewigged
adj
Perplexed, bewildered.
Wearing a wig.
bewilder
bewilder
verb
(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bewizard
bewizard
verb
(transitive) To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
bindweed
bindweed
noun
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bindwith
bindwood
bineweed
birdweed
birdweed
noun
Any of certain species of plants of the genus Polygonum, especially
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
bodywise
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
bowditch
bowdrill
bridwell
chadwick
chindwin
chinwood
chipwood
chlodwig
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
citywide
citywide
adj
Throughout a city.
noun
(slang, chiefly Philadelphia) A combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cowbinds
cowbirds
cowbirds
noun
plural of cowbird
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
crowdies
crowdies
noun
plural of crowdie
plural of crowdy
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
dagswain
dagswain
noun
(obsolete) A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks.
dawdling
dawdling
noun
gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
verb
present participle of dawdle
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
dawsonia
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dewhirst
dewiness
dewiness
noun
The state or quality of being dewy.
dewlight
dilltown
dillweed
dillweed
noun
(slang, derogatory) A contemptible person; a fool.
(uncountable) Dill, an aromatic herb used in cooking and medicine; Anethum graveolens.
dilworth
dingwall
diredawa
disallow
disallow
verb
(UK, law, historical) to overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council
To refuse to allow
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
disavows
disavows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow
disbowel
disbowel
verb
(rare) To disembowel.
discrown
discrown
verb
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.
disendow
disendow
verb
To deprive of an endowment.
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
dishwash
dishwash
noun
(attributive) The washing of dishes.
Dishwater.
verb
(intransitive) To wash dishes and other dishware.
disowned
disowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disown
dissinew
diswench
disworth
doorwise
doorwise
adv
In the manner of a door.
dowagiac
dowdiest
dowdiest
adj
superlative form of dowdy: most dowdy
dowdyish
dowdyish
adj
Like a dowdy; frumpy.
dowdyism
dowdyism
noun
(dated) A plain, unfashionable style of dress.
doweling
doweries
doweries
noun
plural of dowery
dowering
dowering
verb
present participle of dower
dowieism
dowieite
dowiness
downhill
downhill
adj
(by extension) Easy.
Going down a slope or a hill.
Located down a slope or hill.
adv
(by extension) Deteriorating, getting worse.
Down a slope.
noun
(countable) A rapid descent of a hill in related sports, especially in alpine skiing.
(uncountable) The fastest of the disciplines of alpine skiing.
verb
To take part in downhill skiing.
downiest
downiest
adj
superlative form of downy: most downy
downlier
downlike
downlike
adj
Resembling down (soft immature feathers) or some aspect of it.
downline
downline
adj
Alternative spelling of down-line
noun
Alternative spelling of down line
downlink
downlink
noun
(telecommunications) The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
(telecommunications) Transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.
verb
To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.
downpipe
downpipe
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
downside
downside
noun
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.
downsize
downsize
verb
(intransitive) To reduce in size or number.
(transitive) To reduce the workforce of.
(transitive, euphemistic) To terminate the employment of.
downslip
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
downtime
downtime
noun
A period of time set aside for rest and relaxation; leisure time.
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, as with a computer crash.
downwind
downwind
adv
(+ from) positioned relative to something in such a way that it can be smelled in the wind
(aviation) in the direction opposite that of landing in a traffic pattern
in the same direction as the wind is blowing
downwith
drainway
drawfile
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawlier
drawlier
adj
comparative form of drawly: more drawly
drawling
drawling
noun
The act of speaking with a drawl.
verb
present participle of drawl
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
driftway
driftway
noun
(US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.
(mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
A common road or path for driving cattle.
driveway
driveway
noun
(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
(US) A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
drowning
drowning
noun
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
verb
present participle of drown
drowsier
drowsier
adj
comparative form of drowsy: more drowsy
drowsily
drowsily
adv
In a drowsy manner.
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
duckwife
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
dulwilly
dulwilly
noun
(UK, dialect) The ringed plover.
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dwarfism
dwarfism
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
The quality of being puny or inferior.
dwelling
dwelling
noun
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
verb
present participle of dwell
dwindled
dwindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dwindle
dwindles
dwindles
noun
(colloquial) Various health problems and frailty observed in elderly people.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle
dwinnell
edgewise
edgewise
adv
As if by an edge.
Edgeways.
endowing
endowing
verb
present participle of endow
entwined
entwined
adj
Synonym of intertwined.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of entwine
etiwanda
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
fireward
fireward
adj
Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire; etc.
adv
Toward a fire.
noun
(obsolete) A fire chief.
(obsolete) A fireman.
fireweed
fireweed
noun
A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
firewood
firewood
noun
Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
fishweed
fishwood
flixweed
flixweed
noun
A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
gainward
gainward
prep
(obsolete) Toward; facing; over against.
girdwood
glenwild
glowbird
goodview
goodwife
goodwife
noun
(obsolete) A female head of a household.
(obsolete) A title of respect for a woman.
goodwill
goodwill
noun
(accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities. This value derives from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.
(business) A concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.
A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
goodwily
goodwine
gowiddie
griswold
gudewife
guideway
guideway
noun
A track along which something is guided, such as a component in a machine, or an automated transit vehicle.