(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.
backwoods
backwoods
adj
Pertaining to the backwoods.
Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
noun
A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
balsawood
balsawood
noun
The wood of the balsa tree.
bandsawed
bandsawed
verb
simple past tense of bandsaw
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bashawdom
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
basswoods
basswoods
noun
plural of basswood
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bawdstrot
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bearwoods
becowards
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
beefwoods
beefwoods
noun
plural of beefwood
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
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
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blueweeds
blueweeds
noun
plural of blueweed
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
bodyworks
bodyworks
noun
plural of bodywork
bookwards
bowedness
bowedness
noun
Quality of being bowed.
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
budweiser
bullweeds
bullweeds
noun
plural of bullweed
buzzwords
buzzwords
noun
plural of buzzword
byrdstown
byrewards
chadwicks
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
cocuswood
cocuswood
noun
The dense hardwood of Brya ebenus, a Caribbean flowering tree.
codewords
codewords
noun
plural of codeword
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
copsewood
copsewood
noun
brushwood; coppice
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cordwoods
cordwoods
noun
plural of cordwood
corkwoods
corkwoods
noun
plural of corkwood
cotswolds
cotswolds
Proper noun
A range of limestone hills in West-central England
The area of England characterised by the Cotswolds
The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
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
cusswords
cusswords
noun
plural of cussword
daisytown
dameworts
daneweeds
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.
dashwheel
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
deadwoods
deadwoods
noun
plural of deadwood
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
deerweeds
deerweeds
noun
plural of deerweed
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
delawares
dembowski
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
devilwise
dewanship
disallows
disallows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disallow
disavowal
disavowal
noun
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).
disavowed
disavowed
adj
Strongly disowned or denied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disavow
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
disbowels
disbowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbowel
discrowns
discrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discrown
disendows
disendows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disendow
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
dishtowel
dishtowel
noun
A cloth or towel used to dry dishes.
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.
disowning
disowning
verb
present participle of disown
dispowder
disshadow
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
dodsworth
dowdiness
dowdiness
noun
The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.
dowerless
dowerless
adj
Lacking a dowry; dowryless.
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downcasts
downcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downcast
downcomes
downcomes
noun
plural of downcome
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downhills
downhills
noun
plural of downhill
downiness
downiness
noun
The quality of being downy.
downlinks
downlinks
noun
plural of downlink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downlink
downloads
downloads
noun
plural of download
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of download
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downshare
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
downshore
downsized
downsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downsize
downsizes
downsizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downsize
downslide
downslide
noun
A slide downward; a worsening.
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
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.
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
downtowns
downtowns
noun
plural of downtown
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
downwards
downwards
adv
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
dowsabels
drawbacks
drawbacks
noun
plural of drawback
drawbores
drawbores
noun
plural of drawbore
drawdowns
drawdowns
noun
plural of drawdown
drawhorse
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drawnness
drawnness
noun
The quality of being drawn.
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
drawtongs
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
dreamwise
driveways
driveways
noun
plural of driveway
dropworts
dropworts
noun
plural of dropwort
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drowsiest
drowsiest
adj
superlative form of drowsy: most drowsy
duckweeds
duckweeds
noun
plural of duckweed
dusenwind
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
eastwards
eastwards
adv
eastward.
edelweiss
edelweiss
noun
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.