(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
armorwise
armyworms
armyworms
noun
plural of armyworm
arrowworm
arrowworm
noun
(zoology) A transparent predatory marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, found in plankton.
automower
automower
noun
An automatic lawnmower.
barleymow
barrowman
barrowman
noun
(mining, historical) A putter: one who puts the tubs of coal from the workings to the cranes, flats, or stations, so that they can be conveyed to the surface.
beworming
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
bloodworm
bloodworm
noun
Alternative spelling of blood worm
bollworms
bollworms
noun
plural of bollworm
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
broomweed
broomweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Gutierrezia.
broomwood
broomwort
byrewoman
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
charwoman
charwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
churrworm
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crownment
crownment
noun
(obsolete) The act of crowning; coronation.
dameworts
deathworm
demiworld
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
downcomer
downcomer
noun
A large external pipe in a water-tube boiler, carrying unheated water from the steam drum down to the water drum as part of the circulation path.
A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
earthworm
earthworm
noun
(figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.
A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
A worm that lives in the ground.
elbowroom
elbowroom
noun
Alternative form of elbow room
emboweler
embowered
embowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embower
embrowned
embrowned
adj
Made brown; browned.
Made dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); darkened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrown
empowered
empowered
adj
(US) Acting with confidence.
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
Having been given powers.
noun
One who is empowered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empower
fireworms
fireworms
noun
plural of fireworm
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
flowmeter
flowmeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
forewoman
forewoman
noun
(law) A female foreman of a jury.
(management) A female leader of a work crew (a female foreperson or female foreman).
forewomen
forewomen
noun
plural of forewoman
frametown
framework
framework
noun
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
freewoman
freewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who is not a serf or slave.
freewomen
freewomen
noun
plural of freewoman
fromwards
fromwards
prep
(now dialectal) away from
fruitworm
fruitworm
noun
The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
glareworm
glassworm
glassworm
noun
A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.
glowworms
glowworms
noun
plural of glowworm
gourdworm
gourdworm
noun
(obsolete) A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke.
grassworm
grewsomer
gromwells
gromwells
noun
plural of gromwell
grubworms
grubworms
noun
plural of grubworm
gumflower
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
hawksmoor
heartworm
heartworm
noun
(veterinary medicine) (uncountable) The condition caused by this organism.
(veterinary medicine) A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, the roundworm Dirofilaria immitis.
hebrewdom
hebrewdom
Noun
The Hebreish community.
The spirit or quality of the Hebrew people.
herbwoman
herbwoman
noun
A woman who sells herbs.
homegrown
homegrown
adj
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
homeowner
homeowner
noun
Someone who does not have title to a house, but has possession and is paying for it by instalments
Someone who owns a house
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
homeworth
hookworms
hookworms
noun
plural of hookworm
hookwormy
hookwormy
adj
Infested with hookworms.
hornworms
hornworms
noun
plural of hornworm
housewarm
housewarm
verb
(intransitive) To hold a housewarming party.
(transitive) To hold a housewarming party at (a place).
imbowered
imbowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbower
imbrowned
imbrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrown
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
inchworms
inchworms
noun
plural of inchworm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm
jointworm
jointworm
noun
The larva of a hymenopterous insect, Tetramesa tritici, found in gall-like swellings on wheatstalks, usually around the first joint.
jurywoman
jurywoman
noun
A female juror.
jurywomen
jurywomen
noun
plural of jurywoman
lawmonger
lawmonger
noun
(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
lawnmower
lawnmower
noun
(preceded by definite article) A dance move in which the dancer mimics using a petrol lawn mower by pulling the starter cord and then pushing the mower forwards to the beat of the music.
A device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.
A person who landscapes and in particular mows lawns.
leafworms
leafworms
noun
plural of leafworm
lowermost
lowermost
adj
lowest
lungworms
lungworms
noun
plural of lungworm
mainsworn
manpowers
markdowns
markdowns
noun
plural of markdown
markowitz
marlowish
marlowism
marrowfat
marrowfat
noun
A large variety of pea that is often processed and sold in tins/cans.
marrowing
marrowish
marrowish
adj
Similar to bone marrow.
marrowsky
marrowsky
noun
(rare) spoonerism
marshwort
marshwort
noun
A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
masonwork
masonwork
noun
Stonework done by a mason.
mayflower
mayflower
noun
Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).
mcwhorter
meadowbur
mealworms
mealworms
noun
plural of mealworm
meatworks
meatworks
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
mertztown
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
metalwork
metalwork
noun
Objects made of metal.
The act of shaping metal, metalworking.
microwatt
microwatt
noun
One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a watt, abbreviated as μW.
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
microword
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
millowner
millowner
noun
The owner of a mill
millworks
millworks
noun
The machinery and mechanisms of a mill.
mineowner
mineowner
noun
Someone who owns a mine.
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrown
misthrown
verb
past participle of misthrow
misthrows
misthrows
noun
plural of misthrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misthrow
misworded
misworded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misword
miterwort
miterwort
noun
Any plant of the genus Mitella, slender perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter.
mitrewort
mitrewort
noun
Alternative form of miterwort
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
moneywort
moneywort
noun
A European vine, Lysimachia nummularia, having yellow flowers; creeping Jenny, creeping Charlie.
Bacopa monnieri.
moonwards
moonworts
moonworts
noun
plural of moonwort
moorfowls
moorfowls
noun
plural of moorfowl
moorworts
moorworts
noun
plural of moorwort
morrowing
morrowing
verb
present participle of morrow
mortrewes
motorways
motorways
noun
plural of motorway
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
moundwork
muckworms
muckworms
noun
plural of muckworm
multiword
multiword
adj
Alternative form of multi-word
myerstown
newcomers
newcomers
noun
plural of newcomer
newsrooms
newsrooms
noun
plural of newsroom
oarswoman
oarswoman
noun
A female oarsman.
oarswomen
oarswomen
noun
plural of oarswoman
orhamwood
overswarm
overswarm
verb
(transitive) To swarm over; to overrun.
overwarms
overwarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwarm
overwhelm
overwhelm
noun
The state or condition of being overwhelmed.
verb
To cause to surround, to cover.
To engulf, surge over and submerge.
To overpower emotionally.
To overpower, crush.
overwoman
plowmaker
pomewater
pomewater
noun
A kind of sweet, juicy apple.
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
reamstown
rewelcome
rewelcome
verb
(transitive) To welcome again.
ringworms
ringworms
noun
plural of ringworm
romewards
romewards
Adverb
Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic church.
roundworm
roundworm
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites.
rowdyisms
rowdyisms
noun
plural of rowdyism
sandworms
sandworms
noun
plural of sandworm
screwworm
screwworm
noun
The larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm). The larvae are parasitic in humans and animals and are distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh.