An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
almswoman
almswoman
noun
(archaic) A woman who depends on the receipt of alms; a female beggar.
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
answerers
answerers
noun
plural of answerer
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
askewness
askewness
noun
The quality of being askew.
aspinwall
assawoman
asswaging
asswaging
verb
present participle of asswage
awakeners
awakeners
noun
plural of awakener
awareness
awareness
noun
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
The state or quality of being aware of something.
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
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
bandsawed
bandsawed
verb
simple past tense of bandsaw
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
besweeten
besweeten
verb
(literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
blowiness
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
boggstown
boomtowns
boomtowns
noun
plural of boomtown
bowedness
bowedness
noun
Quality of being bowed.
bowerston
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brasstown
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
bronislaw
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
brownness
brownness
noun
The state or quality of being brown.
brownnose
brownnose
noun
(figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
verb
To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
brownouts
brownouts
noun
plural of brownout
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
byrdstown
canewares
canewares
noun
plural of caneware
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
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
cookstown
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cowinners
cowinners
noun
plural of cowinner
coxswains
coxswains
noun
plural of coxswain
crosstown
crosstown
adj
(US) Extending across a city or town.
(public transportation) Connecting different areas of a city or town without passing through downtown.
Situated at the other end of town.
crosswind
crosswind
noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel.
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crowstone
crowstone
noun
(UK, dialect) Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
daisytown
daneweeds
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
darwinism
darwinism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinism.
darwinist
darwinist
Noun
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
dewanship
discrowns
discrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discrown
disendows
disendows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disendow
disowning
disowning
verb
present participle of disown
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
dowdiness
dowdiness
noun
The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downcasts
downcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downcast
downcomes
downcomes
noun
plural of downcome
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downhills
downhills
noun
plural of downhill
downiness
downiness
noun
The quality of being downy.
downlinks
downlinks
noun
plural of downlink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downlink
downloads
downloads
noun
plural of download
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of download
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downshare
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downshore
downsized
downsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downsize
downsizes
downsizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downsize
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
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downstair
downstair
adj
(dated) downstairs
downstate
downstate
adj
(US) Of the southern section of a state.
adv
(US) To the southern section of a state.
noun
(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
downtowns
downtowns
noun
plural of downtown
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
downwards
downwards
adv
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
drawdowns
drawdowns
noun
plural of drawdown
drawnness
drawnness
noun
The quality of being drawn.
drawtongs
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
dusenwind
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe
ensweeten
ensweeten
verb
(metaphorical) Render sweeter or more pleasant.
entryways
entryways
noun
plural of entryway
entwisted
entwisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of entwist
entwistle
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
essenwood
essenwood
noun
A tree, Ekebergia capensis, the Cape ash.
fewnesses
fewnesses
noun
plural of fewness
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fittstown
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
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.
foneswood
foreknows
foreknows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
foresworn
foresworn
verb
past participle of foreswear
forewarns
forewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
fowlstown
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
frontways
frontways
adv
towards the front; forward
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
frownless
frownless
adj
Without a frown.
funkstown
gadswoons
gadswoons
intj
(archaic) Synonym of zounds
gaintwist
gangplows
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gibbstown
goffstown
goosewing
goosewing
noun
(nautical) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
grainways
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
handsewed
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handwrist
hansetown
hanswurst
hanswurst
Noun
A clown-like character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century, sometimes called the pickled-herring.