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.
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
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
cowherb
cowherb
noun
Vaccaria hispanica, an annual herb with blue-grey waxy herbage and pale pink flowers, native to Eurasia.
cowherbs
cowherd
cowherd
noun
A person who herds cattle; a cowboy.
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowhorn
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowshard
cowsharn
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.
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
crotchwood
crowheart
crowhop
crowhopper
crowshay
cushionflower
czarowitch
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
dearworthily
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
deathworm
dilworth
disworkmanship
disworship
disworship
noun
(obsolete) A deprivation of honour or cause of disgrace.
verb
To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy.
disworth
dodsworth
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
doorhawk
dorhawk
dorhawk
noun
A bird, the European goatsucker.
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downgrowth
downgrowth
noun
A downward growth
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrush
downrush
noun
A rushing down.
verb
(intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downshare
downshore
downthrow
downthrow
noun
(geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault
Ruin; defeat.
downthrown
downthrown
adj
(geology) Having, or being, a downthrow
downthrust
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawhorse
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
drowsihood
dworshak
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
earthworm
earthworm
noun
(figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.
A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
A worm that lives in the ground.
earthworms
earthworms
noun
plural of earthworm
edgeworth
eisenhower
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
ellsworth
ellsworth
Proper noun
a city in Maine, USA
a village in the town of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA
elsworth
emsworth
emsworth
Proper noun
A small coastal town in Hampshire, England.
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
derived from the town.
enworthed
enworthy
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
epworth
erewhon
estherwood
evenworthy
everwho
everwho
pron
(Appalachia) Whoever.
everyhow
everyhow
adv
(archaic) however, by whatever means.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
faldworth
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
farnsworth
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
fellowheirship
fishertown
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
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
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
fliegerabwehrkanone
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
floorshow
floorshow
noun
A set of performances held in a nightclub, restaurant or similar during the course of an evening.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowcharted
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
forehatchway
forehew
forehew
verb
(transitive) To hew or cut in front.
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
foreshow
foreshow
noun
(obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
(transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
foreshowed
foreshower
foreshower
noun
One who predicts.
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
foreshows
foreshows
noun
plural of foreshow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshow
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forewish
forewish
verb
(transitive) To wish or desire beforehand.
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
forhow
forhow
verb
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To cast off; scorn.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To forsake; quit; abandon; desert.
(transitive, obsolete) To despise; scorn.
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forthwith
forthwith
adv
(chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately.
forwardsearch
forwhy
forwhy
conj
(obsolete) Because; for the reason that.
foxworth
frenchtown
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frithwork
gabrilowitsch
galsworthy
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.