A female bagman (person involved with illicit money).
bagwomen
bagwomen
noun
plural of bagwoman
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
embowing
embowing
verb
present participle of embow
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
gapeworm
gapeworm
noun
A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
glowworm
glowworm
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A carnivorous gnat larva in the keroplatid genus Arachnocampa that spins threads to capture insects attracted by its glow.
The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
gnatworm
gnatworm
noun
The aquatic larva of a gnat.
gownsman
gownsman
noun
(archaic) A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
gownsmen
gownsmen
noun
plural of gownsman
grewsome
grewsome
adj
Obsolete spelling of gruesome
gromwell
gromwell
noun
Lithospermum arvense, a plant of the genus Lithospermum anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of kidney stones.
growsome
growsome
adj
(dialectal) Alternative form of gruesome
(dialectal) Characterised or marked by growth; apt to grow; conducive to growing
grubworm
grubworm
noun
A grub.
gumweeds
gumweeds
noun
plural of gumweed
gumwoods
gumwoods
noun
plural of gumwood
hangworm
hwangmei
lugworms
lugworms
noun
plural of lugworm
lungworm
lungworm
noun
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
lurgworm
maywings
megawatt
megawatt
noun
One million (1 000 000) watts, abbreviated as MW.
megaword
megaword
noun
(computing) A unit of storage or capacity equal to 10⁶ (or 2²⁰) words
miaowing
miaowing
noun
Alternative form of meowing
verb
present participle of miaow
mingwort
mingwort
noun
(obsolete, regional) Synonym of wormwood (“Artemisia species”)
misgrown
misgrown
adj
Grown out of shape; misshapen.
verb
past participle of misgrow.
misgrows
misgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misgrow
moonglow
moonglow
noun
moonlight
mugworts
mugworts
noun
plural of mugwort
mugwumps
mugwumps
noun
plural of mugwump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mugwump
nimwegen
nymwegen
ringworm
ringworm
noun
A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
stagworm
stagworm
noun
The larva of Cephenemyia auribarbis, which infests the stag.
swagsman
swagsman
noun
(Australia, historical) Synonym of swagman (“itinerant traveller”)
Synonym of swagman (“middleman for stolen goods; a fence”)
swagsmen
swagsmen
noun
plural of swagsman
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
swarming
swarming
noun
(colloquial, Canada) A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.
The motion of a swarm.
verb
present participle of swarm
swimming
swimming
noun
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.
verb
present participle of swim
swingism
swingism
Noun
Opposition by agricultural labourers to new machinery that could put them out of work.
swingman
swingman
noun
(sports) A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball.
swingmen
swingmen
noun
plural of swingman
twigsome
twigsome
adj
Full of twigs; twiggy.
unmewing
unmewing
verb
present participle of unmew
wagesman
wagesman
noun
Alternative form of wageman
wagonman
wagonman
noun
A male wagoner.
wambling
wambling
noun
(dialect) A churning of the stomach accompanied by nausea.
verb
present participle of wamble
wegotism
wegotism
noun
(colloquial, dated) Excessive use of the pronoun we.
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
weighmen
weighmen
noun
plural of weighman
whamming
whamming
verb
present participle of wham
whelming
whelming
noun
Something that covers or submerges.
verb
present participle of whelm
whiggism
whiggism
noun
(historical) Principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs.
whimling
whimling
noun
(obsolete) One given to whims; a weak, childish person.