Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform; cuneatic.
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
bahawder
bahawder
noun
Obsolete form of bahadur.
bartholomewtide
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
bewrathed
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
bohmerwald
bowlderhead
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bretwaldaship
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cashdrawer
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
cathedralwise
catherwood
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
childward
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
christward
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
cochurchwarden
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowshard
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
darwesh
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
dearworthily
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
deathward
deathward
adj
which leads toward death
adv
toward death
deathwards
deathwards
adv
Towards death.
deathworm
dehwar
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwasher
dishwasher
noun
(Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
A machine for washing dishes.
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
dishwashers
dishwashers
noun
plural of dishwasher
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
disworkmanship
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
doorhawk
dorhawk
dorhawk
noun
A bird, the European goatsucker.
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
downheartedness
downheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
downshare
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawhead
drawhead
noun
(rail transport) A name applied to the drawgear.
(rail transport) The flanged outer end of a drawbar.
drawhorse
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
dreamwhile
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dworshak
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
earthwards
earthwards
adj
Towards the earth; earthward.
ehrwaldite
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
faldworth
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
flowcharted
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwardsearch
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
gruhenwald
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hairwood
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
handbarrow
handbarrow
noun
A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handwear
handwear
noun
Clothing to be worn on the hands, such as gloves.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handworm
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwrist
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
harborward
harborward
adj
Toward a harbor.
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
hardaway
hardhewer
hardishrew
hardwall
hardwall
adj
Made from rigid materials such as wood, metal, or fiberboard.
noun
A strong grade of gypsum plaster, used primarily as an undercoat.
hardware
hardware
noun
(Philippines) Short for hardware store.
(computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
(informal) Equipment.
(slang) A firearm.
(slang) Medals or trophies.
(technology) Electronic equipment.
Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
Metal implements.
hardwareman
hardwareman
noun
(obsolete) An ironmonger.
hardwares
hardway
hardway
noun
(craps, chiefly attributive) A bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2.