Common bistort (Bistorta officinalis, syn. Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.
afterblow
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterwale
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterwash
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
afterwork
afterwort
afwillite
afwillite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
agateware
agateware
noun
(ceramics) Pottery decorated with a combination of contrastingly coloured clays, designed to resemble the layers of colour in an agate stone.
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
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
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
akutagawa
allentown
allworthy
altamahaw
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.
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
antiwedge
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
antiwoman
antiwoman
adj
Opposed to women.
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
antwerpen
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
arrowroot
arrowroot
noun
(countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
(countable, uncountable) Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).
(uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
asterwort
asterwort
noun
aster (any of several plants of the genus Aster)
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
automower
automower
noun
An automatic lawnmower.
awaitlala
awardment
awardment
noun
The giving of an award; something awarded.
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.
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
awunctive
aylsworth
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
bagataway
bagataway
noun
Alternative form of baggataway
bairnwort
bandwidth
bandwidth
noun
(informal) The capacity, energy or time required.
(networking, informal) The rate of data flow in digital networks typically measured in bits per second; the bitrate.
(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit.
The width, usually measured in hertz, of a frequency band.
bandytown
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.
barrytown
batchtown
batfowled
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
bathwater
bathwater
noun
The water used in a bath (bathtub).
bawdstrot
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bestowals
bestowals
noun
plural of bestowal
bewrathed
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
blackwort
bluewater
bluewater
adj
(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
boatowner
boatowner
noun
Someone who owns a boat
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.
boatwoman
boatwoman
noun
A woman who manages a boat.
bowralite
brantwood
brasstown
bratwurst
bratwurst
noun
A small pork sausage, usually served fried.
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
browbeats
browbeats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of browbeat
browntail
bryantown
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buttwoman
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
carpetweb
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
castaways
castaways
noun
plural of castaway
catalowne
catawissa
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cedartown
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chinatown
chinatown
Noun
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coastways
coastways
adv
Alternative form of coastwise
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
coralwort
coralwort
noun
A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).
A plant now classified in the genus Cardamine (family Brassicaceae), formerly in the obsolete genus Dentaria.
cotterway
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
crawfoots
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crowheart
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
czarowitz
czarowitz
noun
Archaic form of tsarevich.
daisytown
dameworts
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
darwinist
darwinist
Noun
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
darwinite
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathward
deathward
adj
which leads toward death
adv
toward death
deathweed
deathworm
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
depthways
dewatered
dewatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dewater
dewaterer
dewaterer
noun
A machine for removing water.
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downcasts
downcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downcast
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
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.
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
drawpoint
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
drawtongs
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
duckwater
duckwheat
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
eagletown
earthwall
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
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.
eastwards
eastwards
adv
eastward.
eatontown
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
edgewater
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe
entryways
entryways
noun
plural of entryway
enwreathe
enwreathe
verb
Alternative form of inwreathe
escatawpa
eyewaiter
eyewaters
eyewaters
noun
plural of eyewater
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.