(of a stream) Having relatively clear water, free of large quantities of mud or tannin.
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.
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clew
clew
noun
(archaic) A ball of thread or yarn.
(in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.
(nautical) The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
(nautical, in the plural) The cords suspending a hammock.
(obsolete) A roughly spherical mass or body.
Obsolete spelling of clue
Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
verb
(nautical) (transitive and intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
(transitive) to roll into a ball
clewed
clewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clew
clewgarnet
clewing
clewing
verb
present participle of clew
clewiston
clews
clews
noun
plural of clew
cliffweed
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
clockworked
clogwheel
clogwheel
noun
(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
cloisterwise
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
closewing
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
clovewort
clovewort
noun
(historical) an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
clowder
clowder
noun
A group of cats or other small felines.
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
clower
clownade
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
clowned
clowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clown
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
clownery
clownery
noun
The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
clowre
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
clubweed
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
cobewail
cocklewife
cogswell
cogswellia
cogweel
cogweels
cogwheel
cogwheel
noun
(attributive) Something behaving in a jerky manner similar to a a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine.
A gear wheel.
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
cohdwell
coindwelling
cokewold
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
coleslaw
coleslaw
noun
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
coleslaws
coleslaws
noun
plural of coleslaw
colewort
colewort
noun
A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
collywest
collyweston
collywobbles
collywobbles
noun
(by extension) Often preceded by the: anxiety, fear, uneasiness.
Often preceded by the: a stomach ache or an upset stomach.
colossuswise
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
colwell
colwen
combflower
commonweal
commonweal
noun
(obsolete or archaic) The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity
The body politic; republic
commonweals
commonweals
noun
plural of commonweal
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
coneflower
coneflower
noun
Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
coolweed
copplecrown
coralflower
cornflower
cornflower
adj
Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Cornflower blue.
cornflowers
cornflowers
noun
plural of cornflower
cornwallises
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cornwallville
cornwell
costlew
councilwomen
councilwomen
noun
plural of councilwoman
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterwall
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
cowansville
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowbell
cowbell
noun
(music) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.
A bell worn by cows; sometimes with an ornate strap.
Misconstruction of bell cow
cowbells
cowbells
noun
plural of cowbell
cowedly
cowedly
adv
(rare) In a cowed or intimidated manner.
cowell
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
cowheel
cowheel
noun
The foot or trotter of a cow, used as food (typically stewed to form a jelly).
cowle
cowled
cowled
adj
(of a chimney) Fitted with a cowl.
Wearing a cowl; hooded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cowl
cowleech
cowleech
noun
(obsolete) One who heals disease of cows; a cow doctor.
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
cowles
cowlesville
cowley
cowley
Proper noun
A district of London, England, in the borough of Hillingdon
A town near Oxford, England
A village in Alberta, Canada
A town in Wyoming
cowlike
cowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cow.
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
crackleware
crackleware
noun
Articles made with a crackle glaze.
cracklewares
cracklewares
noun
plural of crackleware
cradlefellow
cranwell
crawfordsville
crawfordville
crawled
crawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawl
crawler
crawler
noun
(Australia, obsolete) A person who is abused, physically or verbally, and returns to the abuser a supplicant.
(Internet) A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as links between web pages.
(UK, Australia, slang) A sycophant.
(sports) A crawl swimmer.
A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk.
A mobile stage in the development of stationary hemipteran insects such as scale insects—generally the first instar.
A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
crawlerize
crawlerize
verb
(transitive) To fit (a motorized vehicle) with caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
crawlers
crawlers
noun
plural of crawler
crawley
crawley
Proper noun
A large town in West Sussex, England
crawleyroot
crawlie
crawlier
crawlier
adj
comparative form of crawly: more crawly
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crawlspace
crawlspace
noun
Alternative spelling of crawl space
creswell
crewel
crewel
noun
Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
verb
(transitive) To make (embroidery) using the crewel method.
crewelist
crewellery
crewels
crewels
noun
Alternative form of cruels (“scrofulous swellings in the neck”)