A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswell
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterworld
afterworld
noun
A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife.
afterwrath
afterwrist
aircrewman
aircrewman
noun
A member of a military aircrew.
aircrewmen
aircrewmen
noun
plural of aircrewman
airwaybill
airwaybill
noun
An airbill.
alderwoman
alderwoman
noun
(rare) A female alderman.
alderwomen
alderwomen
noun
plural of alderwoman
allwhither
anchorwise
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
answerless
answerless
adj
Having or producing no answer.
Not capable of being answered; unanswerable.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
arakawaite
arakawaite
noun
(mineralogy) veszelyite
archworker
arcticward
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
arrowplate
arrowroots
arrowroots
noun
plural of arrowroot
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
arrowstone
auburntown
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backarrows
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
backwardly
backwardly
adv
In a backward direction.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
badgerweed
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
bakerstown
ballflower
ballflower
noun
Alternative form of ball flower
ballywrack
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
barrowcoat
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bathflower
battleward
battleward
adv
Toward battle.
beardstown
beavertown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
becowarded
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beggarweed
beggarweed
noun
A type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bewaitered
bewearying
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
birnamwood
blackwater
blackwater
noun
Blackwater fever; malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum.
Waste from domestic toilets; water containing fecal matter.
Water containing loam, tannins, etc., giving it a very dark appearance.
blairstown
blawenburg
blendwater
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bohmerwald
borrowable
borrowable
adj
Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
brailowsky
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainwater
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
brathwaite
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwater
breakwater
noun
(nautical) A low bulkhead across the forecastle deck of a ship which diverts water breaking over the bows into the scuppers.
(on beaches) A wooden or concrete barrier, usually perpendicular to the shore, intended to prevent the movement of sand along a coast.
A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.
breastplow
breastweed
breastwise
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breezeways
breezeways
noun
plural of breezeway
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a bridge.
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
A person armed with such a sword.
broadwater
broadwives
broomstraw
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
browbeater
browbeater
noun
One who browbeats.
brownsdale
buckwasher
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
byeworkman
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
cakewalker
cakewalker
noun
A performer of the cakewalk dance.
camberwell
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
cancerweed
cancerweed
noun
Lyreleaf sage or wild sage (Salvia lyrata).
Rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba, now Nabulus spp.)
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
cankerweed
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetweed
carpetweed
noun
A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata).
Ajuga reptans (common bugleweed, creeping bugle).
Phyla canescens, of South America.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
carrotwood
carrotwood
noun
An Australian soapberry tree, Cupaniopsis anacardioides
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
carwitchet
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cashdrawer
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
catchwater
catchwater
noun
A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
caterbrawl
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
catherwood
caudalward
caudalward
adj
Having a caudal orientation
adv
In a caudal direction
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
christward
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
clawhammer
clawhammer
noun
Alternative form of claw hammer
clearwater
clearwater
adj
(of a stream) Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or tannin.
clewgarnet
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
coatsworth
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
copperware
copperware
noun
Articles made from copper.
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.