The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
dumbcow
dumbcow
verb
(India, archaic, transitive) To browbeat; to intimidate or cow.
gumweed
gumweed
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Grindelia.
gumwood
gumwood
noun
Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Commidendrum.
kumshaw
kwatuma
lugworm
lugworm
noun
black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
matusow
mowburn
mowburn
noun
(agriculture, obsolete) Damage caused to hay in this manner.
verb
(agriculture, obsolete, transitive) To stack (hay) before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity.
mudflow
mudflow
noun
A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.
The dried-out product of such a flow.
mudweed
mudwort
mudwort
noun
Limosella aquatica, a small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores.
mugweed
mugweed
noun
A slender European weed (Galium cruciata); the crossweed.
mugwort
mugwort
noun
Any of several aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia native to Europe and Asia.
Artemisia vulgaris, traditionally used medicinally.
mugwump
mugwump
noun
(by extension) A person who purports to stay aloof from party politics.
(by extension) One who switches from supporting one political party to another, especially for personal benefit.
(by extension, colloquial, somewhat derogatory) A person who stays neutral or non-committal; a fence sitter; also, a person who maintains an aloof and often self-important demeanour.
(chiefly humorous) A (male) leader; an important (male) person.
(historical) A member of the Republican Party who declined to support the party's nominee James G. Blaine (1830–1893) during the 1884 United States presidential election, believing him to be corrupt, and instead supported the Democratic Party's candidate Grover Cleveland (1837–1908).
verb
(intransitive) To behave like a mugwump.
(intransitive) To purport to stay aloof and independent, especially from party politics.
muldrow
musquaw
musquaw
noun
The American black bear.
mwalimu
mwalimu
noun
A teacher in parts of Africa.
ottumwa
ottumwa
Proper noun
a city in Iowa, USA
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota, USA.
outswam
outswam
verb
simple past tense of outswim
outswim
outswim
verb
(transitive) To swim faster than.
outswum
outswum
verb
past participle of outswim
shawmut
shumway
stewbum
stewbum
noun
(US, slang) A homeless alcoholic.
sumbawa
sumbawa
Proper noun
A volcanic island of Indonesia, home to Mount Tambora
unmewed
unmewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unmew
unmowed
unmowed
adj
Not mowed
unwoman
unwoman
noun
A woman devoid of rights, recognition, or typical female characteristics; a female unperson.
verb
(transitive) To deprive of feminine qualities, or of the status of womanhood; to unsex.
unwormy
unwormy
adj
Not wormy.
upswarm
upswarm
verb
(intransitive) To cause to rise in a swarm.
(transitive) To rise in a swarm.
upwhelm
wambuba
wambugu
wamefou
wameful
wameful
noun
(Scotland, Northern England) A bellyful.
wampums
wampums
noun
plural of wampum
wamuses
wamuses
noun
plural of wamus
wanapum
warmful
warmful
adj
(archaic) Full of warmth; warming.
warmups
warmups
noun
plural of warmup
waucoma
wautoma
wautoma
Proper noun
A city and town in Wisconsin.
welsium
welsium
noun
(obsolete) A supposed chemical element, now discredited.