Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
airwise
airwise
adj
Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
americawards
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.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
archswindler
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
armorwise
arriswise
arriswise
adv
(tiling) Diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.
(timber) method of sawing lengthwise a timber beam of rectangular cross section, diagonally from corner to corner, to form two beams of triangular cross section.
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
baldricwise
baldricwise
adv
In the manner of a baldric.
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
bargainwise
barrelwise
barrelwise
adv
In the manner of a barrel.
barwise
barwise
adv
(heraldry) Horizontally.
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewearies
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
beworries
beworries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beworry
beworship
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwise
birdwise
adv
In the manner of a bird.
birtwhistle
bittersweet
bittersweet
adj
Both bitter and sweet.
Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
Of bittersweet color.
The break-up was very bittersweet; they both hurt to end it, but were glad it was over.
noun
(US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.
A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
Bittersweetness.
Solanum dulcamara.
bittersweetly
bittersweetly
adv
In a bittersweet manner.
bittersweetness
bittersweetness
noun
The state or condition of being bittersweet.
bittersweets
bittersweets
noun
plural of bittersweet
bitterweeds
bitterweeds
noun
plural of bitterweed
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blisterweed
blisterwort
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
boilerworks
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerised
bowdlerised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerises
bowdlerises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerise
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowdlerizers
bowdlerizers
noun
plural of bowdlerizer
bowdlerizes
bowdlerizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bowdlerize
boweries
boweries
noun
plural of bowery
bowersville
boweryish
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
brawninesses
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
breastwise
bretwaldaship
breweries
breweries
noun
plural of brewery
brewership
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
brewis
brewis
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) a kind of broth thickened with bread or meal
brewises
brewises
noun
plural of brewis
brewsterite
brewsterite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a series of hydrothermal tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group.
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
brightwaters
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
bristlewort
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
browningesque
brownishness
brownishness
noun
The quality of being brownish.
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
budweiser
cabinetworks
candlestickward
caperdewsie
carriageways
carriageways
noun
plural of carriageway
cassowaries
cassowaries
noun
plural of cassowary
cataractwise
cathedralwise
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
centerwise
charmwise
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
churchwardenism
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwise
circlewise
circlewise
adj
In a circular pattern or motion.
circularwise
circularwise
adv
In a circular manner.
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
cloisterwise
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction