A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
caughnawaga
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
changchowfu
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
currantworm
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
drunkenwise
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
duniewassal
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwoods
groundwoods
noun
plural of groundwood
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hummelstown
hundredwork
huntingtown
journeywork
journeywork
noun
(obsolete) Work done by the day.
Work done by a journeyman at his trade.
junglewards
junglewards
adv
Towards a jungle.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
lawfullness
lawrenciums
leeuwenhoek
loungewears
luorawetlan
luorawetlan
Proper noun
The Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family.
The Chukchi language, of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family.
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
mauricetown
milwaukeean
milwaukeean
Adjective
Of or relating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
minnewaukan
minnewaukan
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA, which is the county seat of
mussulwoman
narrowsburg
naytahwaush
newburyport
nonoutlawry
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outswimming
outswimming
verb
present participle of outswim
outswindled
outswindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outswindle
outswinging
outswinging
adj
(cricket) Moving with outswing
(soccer) Moving so as to curve away from the goal or centre
Of or pertaining to doors or windows that open in the outwards direction.
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwardness
outwardness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being outward.
(uncountable) The quality of being outward.
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
outweaponed
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwiggling
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwringing
outwringing
verb
present participle of outwring
polonnaruwa
puddingwife
quartersawn
quartersawn
verb
past participle of quartersaw
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
roupingwife
schweinfurt
serieswound
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
slaunchways
snowbrushes
snowbrushes
noun
plural of snowbrush
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
strausstown
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
superweapon
superweapon
Noun
An extremely powerful weapon.
swinburnian
swinburnian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1837–1909), English writer who dealt with controversial topics.
Of or relating to (born 1934), British philosopher and influential proponent of arguments for the existence of God.
swingaround
throughknow
thunderwood
thunderworm
thunderworm
noun
A small burrowing snake-like lizard (Rhineura floridana) native to Florida.
thunderwort
unallowable
unallowable
adj
For which an allowance may not be claimed
Not allowable
unallowably
unallowably
adv
In a way, or to a degree, that cannot be allowed.
unallowedly
unanswering
unanswering
adj
Giving no answer; unresponsive.
unawakening
unawakening
adj
Not awakening; dormant, asleep.
unawardable
unawardable
adj
Not awardable.
unawardably
unawareness
unawareness
noun
The state of being unaware.
unawfulness
unawkwardly
unbeknownst
unbeknownst
adv
(followed by to) without the knowledge of
unbewailing
unbewailing
adj
Not bewailing.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
unbewritten
unbewritten
adj
Not bewritten.
unborrowing
unborrowing
adj
Not borrowing.
underbillow
underbowser
underfellow
underfellow
noun
(archaic) A mean, low fellow.
(archaic) An underling.
underflowed
underflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underflow
underfurrow
underfurrow
adv
Under a furrow.
verb
(transitive) To cover as if under a furrow; to plough in.
undergrowth
undergrowth
noun
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
underlawyer
underlawyer
noun
A subordinate lawyer.
undersawyer
undersawyer
noun
A sawyer who works in a sawpit, underneath the wood being sawn.
underviewer
underviewer
noun
(mining) An underlooker; the manager responsible for a colliery in the absence of the viewer.
underwaists
underwarden
underwarden
noun
A subordinate warden.
underwarmth
underwaters
underwaters
noun
plural of underwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwater
underwaving
underweapon
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
underwhelms
underwhelms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwhelm
underwitted
underwitted
adj
Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly.
underwooded
underwooded
adj
Having underbrush.
underworked
underworked
adj
Ineffectively or inadequately utilized.
underworker
underworker
noun
An inferior or subordinate workman.
One who underworks.
underworlds
underworlds
noun
plural of underworld
underwriter
underwriter
noun
(finance) An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.
(insurance) A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
An entity assuming a financial risk.
underwrites
underwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwrite
undisowning
undwellable
undwellable
adj
(obsolete) uninhabitable; unsuitable for dwelling in.