A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
armyworm
armyworm
noun
The larva of any of the Spodoptera and Mythimna genera of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.
awaredom
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
bandworm
beamwork
bewormed
bollworm
bollworm
noun
The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
bookworm
bookworm
noun
(figurative) An avid book reader.
Any of various insects that infest books.
bowerman
bowermay
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
clamworm
clamworm
noun
Alternative form of clam worm
cromwell
cromwell
Proper noun
from any of several placenames.
Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
damewort
damewort
noun
dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis.
democraw
dewormed
dewormed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deworm
drawloom
drawloom
noun
(archaic) A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns.
(dated) A kind of damask made on the drawloom.
dropworm
dropworm
noun
The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, such as the cankerworm.
drumwood
eaceworm
eaceworm
noun
(dialectal, rare, archaic, New England) An earthworm.
earworms
earworms
noun
plural of earworm
eelworms
eelworms
noun
plural of eelworm
embowers
embowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embower
embrowns
embrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrown
empowers
empowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empower
emsworth
emsworth
Proper noun
A small coastal town in Hampshire, England.
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
derived from the town.
farmtown
farmtown
noun
A farmhouse, farmyard and associated buildings
fireworm
fireworm
noun
The bearded fireworm, Chloeia flava, a species of polychaete, in family Amphinomidae, which may cause pain if touched.
The larva of a small tortricid moth that feeds on cranberry leaves, giving the plant a burnt look; the cranberry worm.
The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae).
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flatworm
flatworm
noun
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
forewarm
formwork
formwork
noun
(construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured
fromward
fromward
adj
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.
Turned away; averse.
adv
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Forth; forward.
noun
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.
prep
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) From; away from.
fumewort
fumewort
noun
Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
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.
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.
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
handworm
hangworm
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
homebrew
homebrew
noun
(Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town.
(informal) Anything created by enthusiasts rather than commercial entities (especially video games or amateur radio equipment).
A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially.
verb
(informal) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option.
To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.
homeward
homeward
adj
oriented towards home
adv
Towards home.
homework
homework
noun
(by extension) Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on their own.
(literally, now rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.
(slang, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
homewort
hoofworm
hookworm
hookworm
noun
Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
hornworm
hornworm
noun
A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process.
Some moths in the genus Manduca of the hawk moth family Sphingidae.
imbowers
imbowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower
imbrowns
imbrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrown
impowers
impowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impower
inchworm
inchworm
noun
The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
verb
To crawl or creep slowly.
To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
lardworm
leafworm
leafworm
noun
Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
limewort
limpwort
lindworm
lindworm
noun
A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.
A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
lobworms
lobworms
noun
plural of lobworm
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
madworts
madworts
noun
plural of madwort
makework
makework
noun
Alternative form of make-work
malsworn
maltworm
maltworm
noun
A tippler; a drinker of alcohol.
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
mansworn
mansworn
verb
past participle of manswear
manworth
markdown
markdown
noun
A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales.
marrowed
meadower
meadwort
meadwort
noun
(obsolete) Meadowsweet, a plant found near rivers or on damp ground.
mealworm
mealworm
noun
The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.
megaword
megaword
noun
(computing) A unit of storage or capacity equal to 10⁶ (or 2²⁰) words
mellower
mellower
adj
comparative form of mellow: more mellow
noun
One who or that which mellows.
merrowes
merwoman
merwoman
noun
A mermaid.
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
milkwort
milkwort
noun
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.
millwork
millwork
noun
(US) Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).
Most especially, doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
mingwort
mingwort
noun
(obsolete, regional) Synonym of wormwood (“Artemisia species”)
misdower
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
misthrow
misthrow
noun
An incorrect throw.
verb
(transitive) To throw incorrectly.
miswords
miswords
noun
plural of misword
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misword
miswrote
miswrote
verb
simple past tense of miswrite
moldwarp
molewarp
moonward
moonward
adj
Which faces or points to or leads to the moon.
adv
Toward the moon.
moonwort
moonwort
noun
(now US, UK regional) Lunaria annua (greater moonwort); also known as Honesty and Actual Honesty.
A small fern, Botrychium lunaria (lesser moonwort); later, any member of the genus.
moorfowl
moorfowl
Noun
The red grouse.
moorwort
moorwort
noun
A plant, the staggerbush.
moratuwa
moretown
mornward
mornward
adv
(poetic) Toward the morning.
mosswort
mothworm
motorway
motorway
noun
(Chiefly in the U.S.) A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
(In Europe, New Zealand and parts of Australia) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic (in Europe motor vehicles with a higher speed limit than 40 km/h) running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
mowburnt
mowburnt
adj
(obsolete) Of hay: stacked before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity.
mrsbrown
muckworm
muckworm
noun
A larva living in mud or manure.
Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser.
mugworts
mugworts
noun
plural of mugwort
muirfowl
mulewort
muzorewa
newcomer
newcomer
noun
A new participant in some activity; a neophyte.
One who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
newsroom
newsroom
noun
(dated) A room where newspapers and magazines are available for reading.
The office of a news organisation, especially that part of it where the journalists work and news stories are processed.
outswarm
outswarm
verb
(transitive) To swarm in greater numbers than.
overswim
overswim
verb
(transitive) To swim too fast or too strenuously.
(transitive, archaic, poetic) To flood or inundate.
overwarm
overwarm
adj
Excessively warm.
verb
(transitive) To warm excessively.
owercome
owrecome
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pillworm
pillworm
noun
(rare) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm.
pinworms
pinworms
noun
plural of pinworm
primwort
rainworm
rainworm
noun
An earthworm.
ringworm
ringworm
noun
A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterised by ring-shaped discoloured patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
romeward
romeward
Adjective
Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic church.
roomward
roomward
adv
Toward a room.
rootworm
rootworm
noun
A worm that tunnels through the roots of young plants.
rowdyism
rowdyism
noun
The state of being rowdy.
rumbelow
sandworm
sandworm
noun
(Britain) The lugworm, Arenicola marina.
(US) The clam worm or ragworm, Alitta virens.
Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
The chigoe, a species of flea, Tunga penetrans.
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
showroom
showroom
noun
(dated) A room or apartment where a show is exhibited.
A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.
verb
To inspect merchandise in a physical store, then purchase the identical product from an online merchant; to use a physical store as a showroom for an online merchant.
shrewdom
silkworm
silkworm
noun
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
skinworm
slowworm
slowworm
noun
A small Old World lizard, Anguis fragilis, often mistaken for a snake, having no legs and small eyes.
snowworm
spanworm
spanworm
noun
A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
stagworm
stagworm
noun
The larva of Cephenemyia auribarbis, which infests the stag.
starworm
swordman
swordman
noun
A swordsman.
swordmen
swordmen
noun
plural of swordman
tamworth
tamworth
Proper noun
a town in Staffordshire, England.
Noun
One of a long-established English breed of large pigs. They are red, often spotted with black, with a long snout and erect or forward-pointed ears, and are valued for bacon production.
tapeworm
tapeworm
noun
(countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
(uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.
teamwork
teamwork
noun
The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.
timework
timework
noun
Work for which a certain rate is paid per unit of time.
timeworn
timeworn
adj
Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
Trite or banal; overused or hackneyed.
tomorrow
tomorrow
adv
(obsolete) On the next day (following some date in the past).
(possibly obsolete) On next (period of time other than a day, such as a week or a month), following the present (period of time).