(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.
bridewort
bridewort
noun
Filipendula ulmaria
Spiraea alba, the pale bridewort
Spiraea salicifolia
burntweed
byrdstown
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.
cedartown
childwite
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
clintwood
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
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
cotwinned
countdown
countdown
noun
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
verb
(nonstandard) To count down.
crestwood
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
decwriter
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
dewatered
dewatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dewater
dewaterer
dewaterer
noun
A machine for removing water.
deweylite
dimwitted
dimwitted
adj
Alternative spelling of dim-witted
dishtowel
dishtowel
noun
A cloth or towel used to dry dishes.
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
ditchdown
dodsworth
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downcasts
downcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downcast
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
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.)
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.
downthrow
downthrow
noun
(geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault
Ruin; defeat.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
downtowns
downtowns
noun
plural of downtown
downtrend
downtrend
noun
Any gradual movement towards a lower state or value.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a downward trend.
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
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
driftweed
driftweed
noun
Seaweed brought ashore by the wind.
driftwind
driftwind
noun
A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps.
driftwood
driftwood
noun
A floating piece, or pieces, of wood that drifts with the current of a body of water.
Such a piece of wood that has been cast ashore.
dropworts
dropworts
noun
plural of dropwort
drowsiest
drowsiest
adj
superlative form of drowsy: most drowsy
duckwater
duckwheat
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
dutchtown
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
eastwards
eastwards
adv
eastward.
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
edgewater
edgeworth
elderwort
elderwort
noun
danewort
endowment
endowment
noun
(Mormonism) A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.
(insurance) Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
entwisted
entwisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of entwist
enworthed
faldworth
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
flatwoods
flatwoods
noun
plural of flatwood
fleetwood
fleetwood
Proper noun
A coastal town in Lancashire, England
flintwood
flintwood
noun
The very hard wood of the blackbutt tree.
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
frontward
frontward
adj
Frontwards.
frostweed
frostweed
noun
An American species of rockrose (Crocanthemum canadense, syn. Helianthemum canadense).
Verbesina virginica (white crownbeard)
fruitwood
fruitwood
noun
In orchard culture, the woody growth of the scion of any grafted fruit tree above the graft, as opposed to the rootstock, which is the part of the plant below the graft.
Particular branches or twigs in particular positions, or of particular types or ages, that may be expected to bear fruit in most types of orchard trees, since fruit is not borne randomly all over the tree.
The wood of any fruit tree, particularly hardwood from species such as pear and cherry, that is valued for furniture, woodcuts and other applications.
gatewards
ghostweed
ghostweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia marginata.
glidewort
goldwater
goodwater
handwrist
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
headwater
headwater
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream
heartward
heartweed
heartwood
heartwood
noun
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
hotelward
hotelward
adv
Toward a hotel.
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
howtowdie
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
interweld
interwind
interwind
noun
(astronomy) The equivalent of solar wind from a pulsar.
verb
To wind around; to intertwine.
interword
interword
Adjective
Between consecutive words.
intwisted
intwisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intwist
jawfooted
jointweed
jointweed
noun
Any member of the genus Polygonella of knotweeds and smartweeds.
jointwood
knotweeds
knotweeds
noun
plural of knotweed
krautweed
kurthwood
latewoods
latewoods
noun
plural of latewood
leadworts
leadworts
noun
plural of leadwort
leftwards
leftwards
adv
Leftward; towards the left.
lightwood
lightwood
noun
(Canada, US) Any wood used to light a fire; kindlings; especially, very resinous pine wood.
Any of various trees with pale-coloured wood, especially the Australian tree Acacia melanoxylon.
ludwigite
ludwigite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
matchwood
matchwood
noun
wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches
meadsweet
meadsweet
noun
meadowsweet.
meltdowns
meltdowns
noun
plural of meltdown
midwinter
midwinter
noun
The middle of winter.
The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.
midwintry
midwintry
adj
Resembling or characteristic of midwinter.
multiword
multiword
adj
Alternative form of multi-word
networked
networked
adj
joined by a network, or to form a network
verb
simple past tense and past participle of network
newsstand
newsstand
noun
an open stall, often on a street, where newspapers and magazines are on sale to the public