(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
bluewater
bluewater
adj
(nautical) Oceangoing, capable of travelling in rough seas.
brucetown
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buglewort
burgettstown
burntweed
butterflower
butterweed
butterweed
noun
Any of various herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Conyza.
butterweeds
butterweeds
noun
plural of butterweed
butterwife
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
butterworker
butterwort
butterwort
noun
Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
butterworts
butterworts
noun
plural of butterwort
butterwright
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
caterwauler
caterwauler
noun
One who caterwauls.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
concertgebouw
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbewitch
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
counterbreastwork
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.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
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.
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
countersworn
countersworn
verb
past participle of counterswear
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
counterwrite
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
cowbrute
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewcut
crewcut
noun
Alternative spelling of crew cut
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
curwillet
cutwater
cutwater
noun
(nautical) The forward curve of the stem of a ship.
A black skimmer; a sea bird of the species Rynchops niger, that flies low over the sea, "cutting" the water surface with its lower mandible to catch small fish.
The wedge of a bridge pier, that resists the flow of water and ice.
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
dewhurst
downturned
downturned
adj
turned downwards
drawtube
drawtube
noun
The tube that is drawn out in order to expand a telescope.
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
duckwater
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
feuchtwanger
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitwise
fruitwomen
fumewort
fumewort
noun
Any of various plants of the subfamily Fumarioideae or family Fumariaceae.
furtwler
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
gutterwise
hawthornesque
heartwounding
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
huntertown
hyperwrought
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
interwrought
interwwrought
iwurthen
krautweed
liverwurst
liverwurst
noun
liver sausage
liverwursts
liverwursts
noun
plural of liverwurst
lousewort
lousewort
noun
Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
luorawetlan
luorawetlan
Proper noun
The Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family.
The Chukchi language, of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family.
lusterware
lusterware
noun
A type of pottery having an iridescent metallic glaze
lusterwares
lusterwares
noun
plural of lusterware
lustreware
lustreware
noun
Alternative spelling of lusterware
maurertown
mauricetown
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
mulewort
multitowered
multitowered
adj
Having more than one tower.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
newburyport
nonoutlawries
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outcrowed
outcrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrow
outdrew
outdrew
verb
simple past tense of outdraw
outdweller
outdweller
noun
One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere.
outerwear
outerwear
noun
Clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear.
Clothing (such as a raincoat) worn over one's clothes when outdoors.
outfrowned
outfrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfrown
outgrew
outgrew
verb
simple past tense of outgrow
outlawries
outlawries
noun
plural of outlawry
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outrowed
outrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outrow
outshower
outshower
verb
(transitive, now rare) To produce a greater shower than; to dispense in greater quantities than.
outswagger
outswagger
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swaggering.
outsware
outswear
outswear
verb
(transitive) To swear (use vulgar or profane language) more frequently or powerfully than.
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outswears
outswears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswear
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outswore
outswore
verb
simple past tense of outswear
outthrew
outthrew
verb
simple past tense of outthrow
outtower
outtower
verb
(transitive) To rise higher than; to tower above.
outtowered
outtowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outtower
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outtowers
outtowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outtower