In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bartholomew
bartholomew
Proper noun
An Apostle, identified with Nathanael.
name of biblical origin.
bartholomewtide
bathflower
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
birtwhistle
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
bohmerwald
bowlderhead
breechesflower
bretwaldaship
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushweller
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
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
cathedralwise
chalkworker
chamberfellow
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
cheeseflower
cheweler
clawhammer
clawhammer
noun
Alternative form of claw hammer
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
curwhibble
cushionflower
dearworthily
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
dreamwhile
earthwall
ehrwaldite
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
ellswerth
ellsworth
ellsworth
Proper noun
a city in Maine, USA
a village in the town of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA
elsewhere
elsewhere
adv
Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
noun
Synonym of somewhere else: a place other than here.
elsewheres
elsewheres
noun
plural of elsewhere
elsewhither
elsewhither
adv
(formal) To some other place; in some other direction.
elsworth
erewhile
erewhile
adv
(archaic or poetic) Some time ago; beforehand; formerly.
erewhiles
erewhiles
adv
Alternative form of erewhile
erstwhile
erstwhile
adj
(literary, law) Former, previous.
(proscribed) Respected, honourable.
adv
Formerly; in the past.
erstwhiles
erstwhiles
adv
Alternative form of erstwhile
fellowheirship
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharted
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
freewheel
freewheel
noun
a device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
verb
(by extension) To operate free from constraints.
(of a cyclist) To ride a bicycle without pedalling, e.g. downhill.
(of a gear) To continue spinning after disengagement.
(of a motorist) To operate a motor vehicle which is coasting without power, e.g. downhill.
freewheeled
freewheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of freewheel
freewheeler
freewheeler
noun
A person who is primarily concerned with having a good time.
A vehicle that can freewheel.
Someone acting freely or even irresponsibly.
freewheelers
freewheelers
noun
plural of freewheeler
freewheeling
freewheeling
adj
Unbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
verb
present participle of freewheel.
freewheelingness
gearwheel
gearwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of gear wheel
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
grotewohl
growthless
growthless
adj
Devoid of growth.
gruhenwald
gyrowheel
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
hallower
hallower
noun
One who hallows or makes holy.
hallowers
hallowers
noun
plural of hallower
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
hartwell
hartwell
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
harwell
hazelwort
hazelwort
noun
asarabacca
healthward
healthward
adj
Towards a healthy state.
heartwell
heavenwardly
heavenwardly
adv
Toward Heaven.
heelwork
heelwork
noun
A routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music.
hellertown
hellward
hellward
adv
Alternative spelling of Hellward
helmetflower
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
hereinbelow
hereinbelow
adv
Synonym of hereinunder
herewithal
herewithal
adv
(obsolete) herewith
noun
(nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of wherewithal
hingeflower
holewort
holewort
noun
Alternative form of hollowwort
holloware
holloware
noun
Alternative spelling of hollowware
hollower
hollower
adj
comparative form of hollow: more hollow
noun
One who or that which hollows something.
hollowhearted
hollowhearted
adj
Alternative form of hollow-hearted
hollowheartedness
hollowheartedness
noun
Alternative form of hollow-heartedness
hollowware
hollowware
noun
Hollow articles of ironware, such as pots and kettles.
Items such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, etc. (but not flatware) intended to accompany the pottery on a table.
hollowwares
hollowwares
noun
plural of hollowware
hollywooder
hollywooder
Noun
Someone who works in the film industry in Hollywood.
homewardly
honeyflower
hornblower
hornblower
noun
Someone or something that blows a horn.
hornswaggle
hornswoggle
hornswoggle
noun
(slang) nonsense; humbug
verb
(transitive, slang) To deceive or trick.
hornswoggled
hornswoggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle
hornswoggles
hornswoggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hornswoggle
horseflower
hostlerwife
hotelward
hotelward
adv
Toward a hotel.
howler
howler
noun
(historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
(historical) A person hired to howl at a funeral.
(psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
(slang) A bitterly cold day.
(slang) A hilarious joke.
(slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
(slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
(slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper.
(slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
(sometimes figurative) A heavy fall.
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
howlers
howlers
noun
plural of howler
hurdlewise
interwhile
interwhistle
interwhistled
interwhistling
jeewhillijers
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
landwehr
latherwort
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
leatherflower
leatherware
leatherware
Noun
Items made from leather.
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherwood
leatherwood
noun
Any deciduous shrub, of the genus Dirca, that has leathery bark
Any subalpine shrub or small tree found only in New Zealand, Olearia colensoi
Cyrilla spp,
leatherwoods
leatherwoods
noun
plural of leatherwood
leatherwork
leatherwork
noun
Articles thus produced.
The making of articles from leather.
leatherworker
leatherworker
noun
A person who makes things from leather.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
leavenworth
leavenworth
Proper noun
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Kansas, USA
an unincorporated community in Minnesota, USA.
a small city in Washington, USA.
leechwort
letchworth
letterweight
letterweight
noun
A paperweight (heavy object placed on paper to keep it from fluttering away).