A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
coplowing
copperwing
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
crowncapping
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downtrampling
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gangplow
gangplows
gapeworm
gapeworm
noun
A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gipsywort
gopherwood
gopherwood
noun
Alternative form of gopher wood
gospelwards
gowpen
gowpen
noun
(chiefly Scotland) A bowl made of the two hands cupped together.
gowpin
grapeflower
grapewort
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
gypsywort
gypsywort
noun
Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
hyperwrought
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
kwapong
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
nonplantowning
onsweeping
onsweeping
adj
sweeping onward
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
overpowering
overpowering
adj
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
noun
The process of something being overpowered.
verb
present participle of overpower
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
overpoweringness
overpoweringness
noun
The quality of being overpowering.
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
owlspiegle
partridgewood
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passageworks
passageworks
noun
plural of passagework
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
pegwood
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
pigeonweed
pigeonweed
noun
Synonym of pokeweed (“the plant Phytolacca americana”)
pigeonwing
pigeonwing
noun
(tempering) A color, brown shaded with purple, coming between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors in drawing the temper of hardened steel.
A certain fancy figure in skating.
A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
pigeonwood
pigeonwood
noun
An evergreen tree, Trema orientalis, which is widely distributed throughout much of the tropics.
Hedycarya arborea, a tree endemic to New Zealand.
pigflower
pigwidgeon
pigwidgeon
noun
(rare) A contemptible or stupid person or creature.
(rare) A small or petty person, creature or object, especially a fairy, dwarf, imp, or elf.
pigwigeon
pillowing
pillowing
noun
Material used to make pillows.
verb
present participle of pillow
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plowgang
plowgate
plowgate
noun
Alternative form of ploughgate
plowgraith
plowing
plowing
noun
Alternative form of ploughing
verb
(snowboarding): riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular.
(New Zealand, slang, ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Polynesian (usually Samoan) descent.
(sailing slang) A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator.
Alternative form of polliwog (“tadpole”)
pollywogs
pollywogs
noun
plural of pollywog
polyglotwise
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
porwigle
porwigle
noun
Obsolete form of polliwog.
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
potwalling
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
powwowing
powwowing
verb
present participle of powwow
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
preborrowing
preborrowing
adj
(finance) Prior to borrowing.
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
pregrowth
pregrowth
adj
Prior to growth
noun
A period before growth begins
pregwood
preknowing
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
preoverthrowing
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
prewelcoming
proborrowing
probowling
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
pseudosweating
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
repowering
repowering
verb
present participle of repower
roupingwife
scapegallows
scapegallows
noun
(colloquial, dated) A criminal who has narrowly escaped being hanged.
shadowgraph
shadowgraph
noun
(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
verb
(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
(transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shadowgraphs
shadowgraphs
noun
plural of shadowgraph
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
shipowning
shipowning
adj
Owning a ship.
noun
Ownership of a ship or ships.
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
showstopping
showstopping
adj
(software engineering, of bugs) Critical; major.
Characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
snowplough
snowplough
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of snowplow
snowplowing
snowplowing
verb
present participle of snowplow
sparrowgrass
sparrowgrass
noun
(dialect, nonstandard) Asparagus.
sparrowtongue
spellingdown
spongeware
spongeware
noun
Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour
spongewares
spongewares
noun
plural of spongeware
spongewood
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
springtown
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.