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.
aircrews
aircrews
noun
plural of aircrew
airscrew
airscrew
noun
Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
airwaves
airwaves
noun
Radio or television broadcasts.
Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
airwomen
airwomen
noun
plural of airwoman
aiseweed
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
alsweill
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiweed
antiweed
adj
Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
areawide
areawide
adj
Extending over the entire area
atwitter
atwitter
adj
(postpositive) nervously excited
(postpositive) twittering
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awaruite
awaruite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
awearied
awearied
adj
(poetic) weary; made tired
awninged
awninged
adj
Having an awning.
barbwire
barbwire
noun
Alternative spelling of barbed wire
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
bedewing
bedewing
verb
present participle of bedew
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
bellwind
bellwine
beltwise
beltwise
adv
In the manner of a belt, looped around something.
bendwise
bendwise
adv
(heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
beswitch
bethwine
betwixen
betwixen
prep
(obsolete) Betwixt; between.
bewailed
bewailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewail
bewailer
bewailer
noun
One who bewails or laments.
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewhiten
bewigged
bewigged
adj
Perplexed, bewildered.
Wearing a wig.
bewilder
bewilder
verb
(transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
bewimple
bewimple
verb
(transitive) To cover with a wimple; veil.
bewinged
bewinged
adj
Having, or equipped with wings
bewinter
bewinter
verb
(transitive) To make like winter.
bewizard
bewizard
verb
(transitive) To influence by, or as though by, a wizard or wizardry.
biaswise
bijwoner
bijwoner
noun
(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
bilewhit
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
bindweed
bindweed
noun
bittersweet nightshade, blue bindweed (Solanum dulcamara).
black bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus).
false bindweed (Calystegia).
slender bindweed (Polymeria calycina).
true bindweed (Convolvulus).
bineweed
birdweed
birdweed
noun
Any of certain species of plants of the genus Polygonum, especially
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
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.
biweekly
biweekly
adj
Occurring once every two weeks; fortnightly.
Occurring twice a week.
adv
Every two weeks.
Twice a week (but see the Usage notes).
noun
Something that is published or released once every two weeks.
biwinter
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowline
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowzier
blowzier
adj
comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy
bluewing
bluewing
noun
(usually in the plural) Torenia (wishbone flower)
Anas discors (syn. Spatula discors), the blue-winged teal.
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.
bodywise
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
boweling
bowenite
bowenite
noun
(mineralogy) A hard, compact variety of the serpentine species antigorite.
boweries
boweries
noun
plural of bowery
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowieful
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowllike
bowllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
brawlier
brawlier
adj
comparative form of brawly: more brawly
brawnier
brawnier
adj
comparative form of brawny: more brawny
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brewises
brewises
noun
plural of brewis
bridwell
brownier
brownier
adj
comparative form of browny: more browny
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
burnewin
bushwife
canewise
cantwise
capewise
capewise
adv
In the manner of a cape.
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewiest
chewiest
adj
superlative form of chewy: most chewy
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chichewa
chigwell
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
chowtime
chowtime
noun
(slang) The time when food is eaten; a mealtime.
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
clawlike
clawlike
adj
Resembling a claw
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
cobewail
combwise
combwise
adv
In the manner of a comb; with a scraping motion intended to straighten.
copywise
cowering
cowering
verb
present participle of cower
cowhided
cowhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowhide
cowhides
cowhides
noun
plural of cowhide
cowinner
cowinner
noun
A joint winner; somebody who is declared a winner along with somebody else.
cowrites
cowrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cowrite
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
crawlier
crawlier
adj
comparative form of crawly: more crawly
criswell
crowdies
crowdies
noun
plural of crowdie
plural of crowdy
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
dewhirst
dewiness
dewiness
noun
The state or quality of being dewy.
dewlight
dillweed
dillweed
noun
(slang, derogatory) A contemptible person; a fool.
(uncountable) Dill, an aromatic herb used in cooking and medicine; Anethum graveolens.
diredawa
disbowel
disbowel
verb
(rare) To disembowel.
disendow
disendow
verb
To deprive of an endowment.
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
disowned
disowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disown
dissinew
diswench
doorwise
doorwise
adv
In the manner of a door.
dowdiest
dowdiest
adj
superlative form of dowdy: most dowdy
doweling
doweries
doweries
noun
plural of dowery
dowering
dowering
verb
present participle of dower
dowieism
dowieite
dowiness
downiest
downiest
adj
superlative form of downy: most downy
downlier
downlike
downlike
adj
Resembling down (soft immature feathers) or some aspect of it.
downline
downline
adj
Alternative spelling of down-line
noun
Alternative spelling of down line
downpipe
downpipe
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
downside
downside
noun
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.
downsize
downsize
verb
(intransitive) To reduce in size or number.
(transitive) To reduce the workforce of.
(transitive, euphemistic) To terminate the employment of.
downtime
downtime
noun
A period of time set aside for rest and relaxation; leisure time.
The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, as with a computer crash.
drawfile
drawlier
drawlier
adj
comparative form of drawly: more drawly
driveway
driveway
noun
(UK, US) A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
(US) A road that enters or circulates through a defined area, such as an institution, compound, land area, etc., for the purpose of private access, maintenance, or security.
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
drowsier
drowsier
adj
comparative form of drowsy: more drowsy
duckwife
dwelling
dwelling
noun
A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
verb
present participle of dwell
dwindled
dwindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dwindle
dwindles
dwindles
noun
(colloquial) Various health problems and frailty observed in elderly people.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle