(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
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
awlessness
awlessness
noun
Archaic form of awelessness.
bakerstown
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
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
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
bellowsman
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
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
blairstown
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
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
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
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
callowness
callowness
noun
The condition of being callow; immaturity.
centerwise
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
clanswoman
clanswoman
noun
a female member of a clan.
clanswomen
clanswomen
noun
plural of clanswoman
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
cornerwise
cornerwise
adv
Diagonally.
cornwallis
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
cowanesque
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
cowishness
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
dallastown
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinists
dawnstreak
dewinesses
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
disendowed
disendowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disendow
disendower
disendower
noun
One who disendows.
disentwine
disentwine
verb
(transitive) To free from being entwined or twisted; untwine
dishwiping
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
dissweeten
diswashing
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downstairs
downstairs
adj
Located on a lower floor.
adv
(figurative) In or to hell.
Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downstreet
downstreet
adv
Toward the lower part of a street.
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downsville
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
downthrust
downtrends
downtrends
noun
plural of downtrend
doylestown
doylestown
Proper noun
a village in Ohio, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
a village in Wisconsin, USA.
dragsawing
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
eatanswill
edwardsian
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
eisenhower
endowments
endowments
noun
plural of endowment
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
eschewance
eschewance
noun
The act of eschewing something.
eyewitness
eyewitness
noun
Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from 16th c.]
verb
To be present at an event, and see it
fallowness
fallowness
noun
The state or quality of being fallow.
farnsworth
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
fishertown
flandowser
flawedness
followings
followings
noun
plural of following
forbestown
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
frenchwise
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frowsiness
frowziness
frowziness
noun
The quality of being frowzy.
funnelwise
funnelwise
adv
In the manner of a funnel.
gainestown
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
glaswegian
glaswegian
Adjective
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Noun
A native or resident of Glasgow.
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
gowkedness
greensward
greensward
noun
A tract of land that is green with grass.
greenwoods
greenwoods
noun
plural of greenwood.
growliness
growliness
noun
The state or quality of being growly.
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
halloweens
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsewing
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hannastown
harristown
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.