A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
afterwash
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
afterwrath
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
allwhither
allworthy
alsworth
alyworth
andrewartha
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
archsteward
archworkmaster
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
ashwort
athwart
athwart
adv
(figuratively) Against the anticipated or appropriate course of something; improperly, perversely, wrongly.
Across the path of something, so as to impede progress.
From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
prep
(nautical) Across the line of a ship's course, or across its deck.
Across the course or path of, so as to meet; hence (figuratively), to the attention of.
Across the course or path of, so as to oppose.
Across; through.
From one side to the other side of; across.
Opposed to.
athwarthawse
athwartship
athwartship
adj
(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
athwartships
athwartships
adv
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
atworth
aweather
aweather
adv
(nautical) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows (See upwind)
aworth
aylsworth
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
bathflower
bathwater
bathwater
noun
The water used in a bath (bathtub).
bathwort
bedworth
belchertown
bellweather
bellweather
noun
Misspelling of bellwether.
bellwether
bellwether
noun
(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends.
(finance, figuratively) A stock or bond that is widely believed to be an indicator of the overall market's condition.
The leading sheep of a flock, having a bell hung round its neck.
bellwethers
bellwethers
noun
plural of bellwether
bethflower
bewitcher
bewitcher
noun
One who bewitches; an enchanter.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
bewitchery
bewitchery
noun
The power of bewitching or fascinating; charm.
bewrathed
bewreath
bewreath
verb
(transitive) To wreath.
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birthwort
birthwort
noun
Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum
birtwhistle
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
bloodworthy
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bosworth
bosworth
Proper noun
A city/town in Missouri, US.
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
braithwaite
brathwaite
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breakweather
bretwaldaship
bribeworthy
brightwaters
brightwood
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brotherwort
brotherwort
noun
pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
budworth
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
butterwright
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
carriwitchet
carriwitchet
noun
(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cartwheeler
cartwheeler
noun
One who performs a cartwheel (gymnastic spinning manoeuvre).
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
carwitchet
catchwater
catchwater
noun
A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
cathedralwise
catherwood
changewater
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
chaworth
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
chestertown
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chorwat
christward
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
coachwright
coatsworth
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
combwright
corwith
coughwort
counterbewitch
counterthwarting
counterwarmth
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.
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowheart
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowthwort
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
crotchwood
crowheart
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.
crwth
crwth
noun
(historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.