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.
antiwiretapping
applegrower
applegrower
noun
A grower of apples.
archmugwump
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
chingpaw
crowncapping
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downtrampling
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gallywasp
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
gawp
gawp
noun
(Britain) A stupefied or amazed stare.
verb
(Chiefly Britain) To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
gawped
gawped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gawp
gawping
gawping
adj
(Britain) That gawps or gawp.
noun
(Britain) The action of the verb gawp.
verb
present participle of gawp
gawps
gawps
noun
plural of gawp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gawp
geswarp
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gnapweed
gospelwards
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grapeflower
grapeview
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grapewort
harpwaytuning
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrapping
inwrapping
verb
present participle of inwrap
kwapong
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
mpangwe
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
nonplantowning
paddywacking
pangwe
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
partridgewood
passageway
passageway
noun
A covered walkway, between rooms or buildings.
Any way for passing in, out or through something.
passageways
passageways
noun
plural of passageway
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
pawing
pawing
noun
The act of one who paws.
verb
present participle of paw
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawnage
pawnage
noun
Alternative form of pannage
The process of pawning goods.
pawnages
pawnages
noun
plural of pawnage
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
pawning
pawning
noun
The act by which something is pawned.
verb
present participle of pawn
periwigpated
pewage
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
pigwash
pigwash
noun
pigswill
pigweabbits
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwrightry
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
plowgang
plowgate
plowgate
noun
Alternative form of ploughgate
plowgraith
plowmaking
plowrightia
plugdrawer
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
potwalling
prawning
prawning
verb
present participle of prawn
prayingwise
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
predrawing
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
prewarning
prewarning
verb
present participle of prewarn
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
pseudosweating
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
pushwainling
rawlplug
rewrapping
rewrapping
noun
The act by which something is wrapped again.
verb
present participle of rewrap
sapphirewing
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.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spaewright
spanghew
spanghew
verb
(transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads) To strike and cause to fly in the air.
‘to inflate a frog and bowl it across the surface of a pond’
sparrowgrass
sparrowgrass
noun
(dialect, nonstandard) Asparagus.
sparrowtongue
spawling
spawling
noun
That which is spawled, or spat out.
spawning
spawning
noun
The process by which something spawns.
verb
present participle of spawn
splashwing
spongeware
spongeware
noun
Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour
spongewares
spongewares
noun
plural of spongeware
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwaters
springwaters
noun
plural of springwater
superacknowledgment
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
superhighway
superhighway
noun
(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
(by extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified mode of transportation.
(metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
superwager
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
swapping
swapping
adj
(archaic) large; whopping
noun
The act by which something is swapped; an exchange.
verb
present participle of swap
sweepage
sweepage
noun
(UK, dialect) The crop of hay obtained from a meadow.
Detritus that is swept up with a broom or similar implement.
The act of sweeping or flowing.
The circuit of an oscilloscope used to track the time dimension.
The matter that has been moved by a current.
The movement of matter by a current.
The process by which gases passing beneath the electrodes of an electrostatic precipitator pick up dust from the hoppers, removing it from the precipitator exit.
The state when a sweepboat is moving faster than the current of the water.
sweepwashings
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
unwarping
unwarping
adj
That does not warp.
verb
present participle of unwarp
unwrapping
unwrapping
noun
The act or process by which something is unwrapped.
verb
present participle of unwrap
upwafting
upwafting
verb
present participle of upwaft
wachapreague
walloping
walloping
adj
(slang) of exceptional, impressive quality.
(slang) whopping, large in size.
noun
(figuratively, by extension) A thrashing, serious defeat.
(figuratively, by extension) Verbal abuse.
A series of wallops or blows; a beating.
verb
present participle of wallop
wallpapering
wallpapering
verb
present participle of wallpaper
walpurga
walpurgis
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.