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
airscrews
airscrews
noun
plural of airscrew
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
answerers
answerers
noun
plural of answerer
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
archsewer
armorwise
armyworms
armyworms
noun
plural of armyworm
arrisways
arriswise
arriswise
adv
(tiling) Diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.
(timber) method of sawing lengthwise a timber beam of rectangular cross section, diagonally from corner to corner, to form two beams of triangular cross section.
arrowbush
arrowless
arrowless
adj
Without an arrow.
asterwort
asterwort
noun
aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)
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.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
aylsworth
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bawdstrot
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bearwoods
becowards
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
bellowers
bellowers
noun
plural of bellower
bellworts
bellworts
noun
plural of bellwort
beshrewed
beshrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshrew
bestrewed
bestrewed
verb
simple past tense of bestrew
bestrowed
bestrowed
verb
simple past tense of bestrow
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
beswelter
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewearies
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworship
bewrayers
bewrayers
noun
plural of bewrayer
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowspray
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
blutwurst
blutwurst
noun
(US) A blood sausage, blood pudding
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bollworms
bollworms
noun
plural of bollworm
bookwards
bookworms
bookworms
noun
plural of bookworm
borrowers
borrowers
noun
plural of borrower
bowerston
boweryish
bowsprits
bowsprits
noun
plural of bowsprit
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
brassware
brassware
noun
Articles made from brass, treated as a group.
brasswork
brasswork
noun
Work or ornamentation made of brass.
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawlsome
brawlsome
adj
Inclined to brawl; quarrelsome.
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breweries
breweries
noun
plural of brewery
brewhouse
brewhouse
noun
brewery, a place where beer is made
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
bronislaw
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat
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.
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
budweiser
buhlworks
burrowers
burrowers
noun
plural of burrower
burstwort
burstwort
noun
(obsolete) Rupturewort, Herniaria glabra.
busyworks
buzzwords
buzzwords
noun
plural of buzzword
byrdstown
byrewards
canewares
canewares
noun
plural of caneware
capeworks
carassows
carassows
noun
plural of carassow
carraways
carraways
noun
plural of carraway
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
caseworks
caseworms
caseworms
noun
plural of caseworm
cassowary
cassowary
noun
A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.
charmwise
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
claywares
claywares
noun
plural of clayware
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
cockcrows
cockcrows
noun
plural of cockcrow
codewords
codewords
noun
plural of codeword
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cordwoods
cordwoods
noun
plural of cordwood
corkscrew
corkscrew
adj
Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
noun
(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
verb
(intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
(transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
(transitive, informal) To extract information or consent from someone.
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
coswearer
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowinners
cowinners
noun
plural of cowinner
coworkers
coworkers
noun
plural of coworker
cowsucker
crawfoots
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crawlways
crawlways
noun
plural of crawlway
cressweed
cresswort
crestview
crestwood
crewelist
cribworks
cribworks
noun
plural of cribwork
crossbows
crossbows
noun
plural of crossbow
crossflow
crossflow
noun
A crosswise flow.
verb
To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
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.
crosswalk
crosswalk
noun
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
(databases) A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
verb
(databases) To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
crossways
crossways
adv
transversely; crosswise
noun
plural of crossway
crossweed
crosswind
crosswind
noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel.
crosswise
crosswise
adj
crossing; lying across
adv
transversely; so as to lie across
crossword
crossword
noun
(games, puzzles) A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.
(informal, by extension) The grid of such a puzzle
crosswort
crosswort
noun
Crucianella stylosa, an ornamental plant.
Cruciata laevipes, the smooth bedstraw.
Lysimachia quadrifolia, a herbaceous plant of North America.
crowfoots
crowfoots
noun
plural of crowfoot
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crowsteps
crowsteps
noun
plural of crowstep
crowstick
crowstone
crowstone
noun
(UK, dialect) Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
curassows
curassows
noun
plural of curassow
cusswords
cusswords
noun
plural of cussword
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
dameworts
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.