A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookwards
bowerbird
bowerbird
noun
Alternative spelling of bower bird
braidwood
brainward
brainwood
brandwein
brantwood
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brentwood
brentwood
Proper noun
a town in Essex, England.
a town in New Hampshire, USA
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.
briarwood
briarwood
noun
A pipe made from briarwood.
A small forest of briars.
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.
bridebowl
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
brideweed
bridewell
bridewell
noun
(dated in Britain, Ireland, rare elsewhere) A small prison, or a police station that has cells.
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
bridgeway
brierwood
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
broadview
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwell
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
brookwood
broomweed
broomweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Gutierrezia.
broomwood
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
browbound
browbound
adj
crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.
brownweed
brownwood
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
budweiser
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
burntweed
burroweed
buzzwords
buzzwords
noun
plural of buzzword
byrdstown
byrewards
careywood
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.
cedartown
cedarware
cedarware
noun
Articles made from cedar.
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
childward
chowdered
chowdered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowder
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
codewords
codewords
noun
plural of codeword
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
cordewane
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cordwoods
cordwoods
noun
plural of cordwood
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
crazyweed
crazyweed
noun
locoweed
cressweed
crestwood
crossweed
crosswind
crosswind
noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel.
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
crowdedly
crowdedly
adv
In a crowded manner.
crowdweed
crownband
crownland
crownland
noun
(historical) In Austria-Hungary, any of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy.
cusswords
cusswords
noun
plural of cussword
dameworts
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
darwinian
darwinian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinian.
darwinism
darwinism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinism.
darwinist
darwinist
Noun
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
darwinite
darwinize
darwinize
Verb
To cause to conform to Darwinism.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayworker
dayworker
noun
An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
deathward
deathward
adj
which leads toward death
adv
toward death
deathworm
decrowned
decrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decrown
decwriter
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
deerweeds
deerweeds
noun
plural of deerweed
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
delawares
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
demiworld
devilward
dewatered
dewatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dewater
dewaterer
dewaterer
noun
A machine for removing water.
dewflower
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
discrowns
discrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discrown
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
dispowder
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.