A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
afterswell
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
afterwrist
allhallows
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
anchorwise
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
answerless
answerless
adj
Having or producing no answer.
Not capable of being answered; unanswerable.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antipewism
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
arrowroots
arrowroots
noun
plural of arrowroot
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
arrowstone
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
avowedness
avowedness
noun
The state or quality of being avowed.
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awaynesses
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
awlessness
awlessness
noun
Archaic form of awelessness.
backarrows
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwashes
backwashes
noun
plural of backwash
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
backwoodsy
backwoodsy
adj
(US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
bakerstown
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
balsamweed
balsamweed
noun
The plant Impatiens balsamina.
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
baptistown
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
basaltware
basaltware
noun
Articles made from basalt.
bashawship
bashawship
noun
The role or status of a bashaw.
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
battlewise
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
bedswerver
bedswerver
noun
One who is unfaithful to the marriage vow.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
bellowsman
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bigwiggism
bigwiggism
noun
Alternative form of bigwigism
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
blairstown
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
boardwalks
boardwalks
noun
plural of boardwalk.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boardwalk
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
bodkinwise
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellize
boswellize
Verb
To eulogize.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
brailowsky
brassworks
brassworks
noun
A place where brass is manufactured and/or shaped.
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastplow
breastweed
breastwise
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breezeways
breezeways
noun
plural of breezeway
brewership
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
brewmaster
brewmaster
noun
A person in charge of beer production at a brewery
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
A person armed with such a sword.
broadwives
broomstraw
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
brownistic
brownnoser
brownnoser
noun
Alternative spelling of brown noser (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
brownsboro
brownsburg
brownsdale
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
brownstown
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bushweller
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
callowness
callowness
noun
The condition of being callow; immaturity.
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
cashdrawer
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
causewayed
causewayed
adj
Having a causeway
centerwise
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
chasteweed
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.