(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
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.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antiwiretapping
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
awarding
awarding
noun
The act of bestowing an award.
The act of giving by official decision such as giving a contract.
verb
present participle of award
awrong
awrong
adv
(obsolete) Wrongly.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bargainwise
barwing
barwing
noun
Any of the birds in the genus Actinodura, found in South and Southeast Asia.
becowarding
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
begrown
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
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
bewaring
bewaring
verb
(archaic or nonstandard) present participle of beware
bewearying
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
beworming
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blawenburg
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
borrowing
borrowing
noun
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
An instance of something being borrowed.
verb
(slang, crime) Slang term for shoplifting.
present participle of borrow
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowldering
bowring
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brawling
brawling
noun
An unruly fight; a brawl.
verb
present participle of brawl
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
breadwinning
breadwinning
noun
The earning of a household's primary income.
brewing
brewing
noun
The business or occupation of a brewer.
The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
verb
present participle of brew
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browning
browning
noun
(Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person.
(masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
verb
present participle of brown
browningesque
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
brownsburg
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
burgettstown
burrawang
burrawang
noun
(Australia) Any of various cycads in the genus Macrozamia.
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
cabinetworking
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
changewater
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
childcrowing
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
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
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
clewgarnet
clowring
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
concertgebouw
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
congresswomen
congresswomen
noun
plural of congresswoman
copperwing
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
corngrower
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
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
counterwilling
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
cowering
cowering
verb
present participle of cower
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
crewing
crewing
verb
present participle of crew
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
crowing
crowing
noun
A cry of joy or pleasure.
verb
present participle of crow
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crowncapping
crowning
crowning
adj
Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
noun
(obstetrics) The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.
A coronation.
The act of one who crowns (in various senses).
verb
present participle of crown
crownling
curfewing
currawang
currawang
noun
Alternative form of currawong (“Australian bird”)
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
dowering
dowering
verb
present participle of dower
downcrying
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downgraded
downgraded
adj
Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downgrade
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downgrowth
downgrowth
noun
A downward growth
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.