A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
backward
backward
adj
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
backwort
backwrap
backwrap
noun
(computing, dated) A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
A portion of something that is wrapped backward.
verb
(computing, dated) To restore a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
To wrap around the back of something.
bawarchi
bawarchi
noun
(India, historical) A cook.
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
becoward
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
bowgrace
bowgrace
noun
(nautical) A frame or fender of rope or junk, laid out at the sides or bows of a vessel to secure it from damage.
brockway
browache
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
campward
campward
adv
Toward a camp, campwards
caneware
caneware
noun
A form of traditional unglazed light-brown stoneware.
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
carassow
carassow
noun
Archaic form of curassow.
caraways
caraways
noun
plural of caraway
cardwell
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
carraway
carraway
noun
Alternative form of caraway
cartware
cartwell
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
cawnpore
chairway
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
chaworth
chewbark
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
clamworm
clamworm
noun
Alternative form of clam worm
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
clayware
clayware
noun
Articles made from clay.
clearway
clearway
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A road or other path that is kept free of obstructions, or on which stopping is strictly regulated, in order to maintain free flow of movement.
(aviation) An area projecting from the end of a runway that is kept clear of obstructions exceeding a height that increases with distance from the end of the runway.
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cornwall
cornwall
Proper noun
A maritime county of England, forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
the country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England, consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly
A town in Connecticut
A town in New York
A city in Ontario
A borough in Pennsylvania
A town in Prince Edward Island
A town in Vermont
cowardly
cowardly
adj
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
adv
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
cowgrass
cowheart
cowshard
cowsharn
crabweed
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
crabwood
crabwood
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Carapa in the mahogany family, Meliaceae.
crackjaw
crackjaw
adj
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
cragwork
craneway
craneway
noun
An opening allowing cranes to pass in and out of an industrial building.
The area within which a crane operates or can move.
cranwell
crawdads
crawdads
noun
plural of crawdad
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
crawfoot
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
crawlers
crawlers
noun
plural of crawler
crawlier
crawlier
adj
comparative form of crawly: more crawly
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
crawlway
crawlway
noun
A low duct or tunnel designed to be traversed by crawling.
crenshaw
crossway
crossway
noun
(archaic) A crossroad.
crowbait
crowbait
noun
(US, often attributive) An old, emaciated horse.
crowbars
crowbars
noun
plural of crowbar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crowbar
crowshay
curassow
curassow
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.
curratow
cutwater
cutwater
noun
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
democraw
drawback
drawback
noun
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.
drawcard
drawcard
noun
(UK) Something that attracts customers, visitors, spectators, etc. to a place or an event.
eaceworm
eaceworm
noun
(dialectal, rare, archaic, New England) An earthworm.
earscrew
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
hackwork
hackwork
noun
Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula.
hardwick
hartwick
krawczyk
lacework
lacework
noun
A piece or example of lace.
lawcourt
lawcourt
noun
Alternative form of law court
lawcraft
lawcraft
noun
The art or skill of a lawyer; knowledge of the law.
lawrence
lawrence
Proper noun
name, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.
a city in Kansas, USA
a city in Massachusetts, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
lowrance
micawber
micawber
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
nawrocki
neckward
neckwear
neckwear
noun
Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck, such as ties or necklaces.
outcrawl
outcrawl
verb
(transitive) To crawl faster or farther than.
owerance
packware
packware
noun
Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler.
raceways
raceways
noun
plural of raceway
rackwork
rackwork
noun
Any mechanism with a rack, such as a rack and pinion.
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rockaway
rockaway
noun
(dated, uncommon) A light, low, four-wheeled carriage with standing top, open at the sides, but with waterproof curtains for bad weather.
(dated, uncommon) A similar but heavier carriage, enclosed except at the front, and with a door at each side.
rockwall
rockward
scabwort
scabwort
noun
The plant elecampane.
schwartz
scourway
scrawled
scrawled
adj
Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrawl
scrawler
scrawler
noun
One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer.
screwage
screwman
screwman
noun
A laborer who uses screws to make adjustments
swatcher
thwacker
thwacker
noun
A club, rod, stick, etc., used to thwack.
A person who strikes a resounding blow with an object.
trackway
trackway
noun
A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized.
Any of two or more narrow paths, of steel, smooth stone, or similar, laid in a public roadway otherwise formed of an inferior pavement, such as cobblestones, to provide an easy way for wheeled vehicles.
truckway
truckway
noun
A special road for the exclusive use of trucks.
waechter
wangrace
warcraft
warcraft
noun
(countable) A warship.
(uncountable) The art or skill of conducting a war.
wardcors
wardency
wardency
noun
The office / position of a warden
wariance
warlocks
warlocks
noun
plural of warlock
wartrace
watchcry
watchers
watchers
noun
plural of watcher
watercup
waycross
werecalf
whackers
whackers
noun
plural of whacker
whackier
whackier
adj
comparative form of whacky: more whacky
whatreck
whitrack
wifecarl
wildcard
wildcard
noun
(also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
(also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
(computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
(sports, card games) Alternative form of wild card.
wiseacre
wiseacre
noun
(obsolete) A learned or wise man.
One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
verb
To act like a wiseacre; to wisecrack.
witcraft
witcraft
noun
Art or skill of the mind; mental skill; contrivance; invention; the art of wit.
The art of reasoning; logic.
woodacre
woodcraf
wormcast
wormcast
noun
A small pile of sand or soil, the end product of the breakdown of organic matter by an earthworm.
wrackful
wrackful
adj
Full of wrack or wreckage; ruinous; destructive.
wracking
wracking
verb
present participle of wrack
wrannock
wrannock
noun
(UK, dialect) The common wren.
wreckage
wreckage
noun
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.