The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
fellowships
fellowships
noun
plural of fellowship
harwichport
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
overwhipped
overwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwhip
overwhisper
overworship
overworship
noun
Excessive worship.
verb
To worship excessively.
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
passionwise
passionwort
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pedricktown
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
pillowslips
pillowslips
noun
plural of pillowslip
pioneertown
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
plowrightia
pointswoman
poisonwoods
poisonwoods
noun
plural of poisonwood
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
policewomen
policewomen
noun
plural of policewoman
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
potawatomis
powderiness
powderiness
noun
The state or characteristic of being powdery
powellville
powersville
preworthily
prizeworthy
prizeworthy
adj
Meriting a prize.
problemwise
proteanwise
roupingwife
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
shopwindows
shopwindows
noun
plural of shopwindow
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
showmanship
showmanship
noun
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
slipperwort
slipperwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
snowplowing
snowplowing
verb
present participle of snowplow
sparrowbill
sparrowbill
noun
Alternative form of sparable (“kind of nail”)
sparrowcide
sparrowcide
noun
(countable) One who kills sparrows.
The killing of sparrows.
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
sparrowtail
spiderworts
spiderworts
noun
plural of spiderwort
spindlewood
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
sportswrite
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
swallowpipe
tulipflower
unimpowered
unimpowered
adj
Not impowered
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
waitpersons
warriorship
waywodeship
waywodeship
noun
The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.
weaponizing
weaponizing
verb
present participle of weaponize
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weevilproof
weltpolitik
weltpolitik
Proper noun
The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser of Germany beginning in 1891.
whiffenpoof
whiffenpoof
noun
A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.
whipoorwill
whisperhood
whisperhood
noun
(rare) The state of being a whisper; the initial condition of a rumour (a mere whisper or insinuation)
whisterpoop
whisterpoop
noun
(UK, obsolete, regional) A blow; a wherret.
widowership
widowership
noun
The state of being a widower.
windowpanes
windowpanes
noun
plural of windowpane
winterproof
winterproof
adj
Resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.
wirephotoed
wisdomproof
witherspoon
woodmanship
woodmanship
noun
Alternative form of woodsmanship
wordmanship
wordmanship
noun
The skillful or artistic use of words; wordsmithing.
wordspinner
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
worshipable
worshipable
adj
Capable of being worshipped; worthy of veneration.