A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
alsworth
alyworth
antedawn
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
astakiwi
atwitter
atwitter
adj
(postpositive) nervously excited
(postpositive) twittering
austwell
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awaiting
awaiting
verb
present participle of await
awanting
awanting
adj
missing; wanting; deficient or absent
awarrant
awaruite
awaruite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
aweather
aweather
adv
(nautical) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind)
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
backwort
balewort
banewort
banewort
noun
Atropa belladonna, deadly nightshade.
Ranunculus flammula, spearwort
batfowls
bathwort
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
batwoman
batwoman
noun
(UK, military) A female batman (servant)
batwomen
batwomen
noun
plural of batwoman
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bearwort
bearwort
noun
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedworth
bellwort
bellwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Any of various plants in the Campanulaceae family.
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
bentwood
bentwood
noun
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
bestowed
bestowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bestow
bestower
bestower
noun
One who bestows.
bestrewn
bestrewn
verb
past participle of bestrew
bestrews
bestrews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrew
bestrown
bestrown
verb
(archaic) past participle of bestrew
bestrows
bestrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bestrow
beswitch
betallow
betallow
verb
(transitive) To cover with tallow.
bethwack
bethwack
verb
(transitive) To pelt, thrash, or cudgel soundly.
bethwine
betweens
betweens
noun
plural of between
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewelter
bewelter
verb
(transitive) To welter all over; besmear by weltering.
bewhiten
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bewreath
bewreath
verb
(transitive) To wreath.
bilewhit
bindwith
bitewing
bitewing
noun
(dentistry) A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
biwinter
blaewort
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
boatward
boatward
adv
Toward a boat.
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bobwhite
bobwhite
noun
Any one of four species of quail in the genus Colinus, of the bird family Odontophoridae, limited to the Americas.
bolewort
boltwork
bonewort
boomtown
boomtown
noun
Alternative form of boom town
bostwick
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
bothwell
botswana
boutwell
bowditch
bowenite
bowenite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
bowerlet
bowerlet
noun
A little bower.
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
bowshots
bowshots
noun
plural of bowshot
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bowstaff
bowstave
bowstave
noun
The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
boystown
boystown
Proper noun
A gayborhood area of Chicago
bragwort
brewster
brewster
noun
(Britain, Scotland) A brewer (of either sex).
(archaic) A female brewer.
(optics) A unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.
browbeat
browbeat
verb
(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
brownest
brownest
adj
superlative form of brown: most brown
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownout
brownout
noun
(Philippines, some other countries) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
brownton
browntop
browntop
noun
Brachiaria ramosa (browntop millet)
Common bent (Agrostis capillaris)
Microstegium spp.
browpost
budworth
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
bungtown
buttwood
bywaters
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
cantwise
capetown
cartware
cartwell
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
cashtown
casstown
castaway
castaway
adj
Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
Shipwrecked.
noun
(nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
A discarded person or thing.
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
catawbas
catawbas
noun
plural of catawba
catspaws
catspaws
noun
plural of catspaw
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
cavetown
chatwood
chatwood
noun
Little sticks; twigs for burning; firewood.
chaworth
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chickwit
choctaws
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
citywide
citywide
adj
Throughout a city.
noun
(slang, chiefly Philadelphia) A combined order of a shot of distilled spirit (especially bourbon) and an order of beer
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
cobbtown
cocowort
colewort
colewort
noun
A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.
coltwood
coolwort
cotswold
cotswold
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.
Noun
A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Proper noun
a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
cowbrute
cowheart
cowrites
cowrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cowrite
cowwheat
cowwheat
noun
Alternative spelling of cow-wheat
crawfoot
crowbait
crowbait
noun
(US, often attributive) An old, emaciated horse.
crowboot
crowfeet
crowfoot
crowfoot
noun
Any of many plants, mostly of the genus Ranunculus, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups
crownets
crownets
noun
plural of crownet
crownlet
crownlet
noun
(poetic) A coronet.
crowstep
crowstep
noun
(architecture) A stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building.
crudwort
curdwort
curratow
cutaways
cutaways
noun
plural of cutaway
cutdowns
cutdowns
noun
plural of cutdown
cutwater
cutwater
noun
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
cutworms
cutworms
noun
plural of cutworm
damewort
damewort
noun
dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis.
danewort
danewort
noun
A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
deadwort
dewaters
dewaters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dewater