The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowermaiden
bowlderhead
bradawl
bradawl
noun
An awl with a blade similar to a small, straight screwdriver; used for making holes, especially in wood to take screws.
bradawls
bradawls
noun
plural of bradawl
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
bradway
bradwell
braidwood
brainward
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwood
brandwein
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brantwood
brawled
brawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brawl
brawned
brawned
adj
(obsolete) brawny; strong; muscular
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brawn
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
brazilwood
brazilwood
noun
A Brazilian timber tree (Paubrasilia echinata, syn. Caesalpinia echinata), used primarily to make bows for string instruments.
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
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.
breadwinner
breadwinner
noun
The primary income-earner in a household.
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
breadwinning
breadwinning
noun
The earning of a household's primary income.
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
breastweed
breastwood
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
bretwaldadom
bretwaldaship
briarwood
briarwood
noun
A pipe made from briarwood.
A small forest of briars.
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
bridgewall
bridgeward
bridgeward
adj
Toward a bridge.
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgewater
bridgeway
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
broadsword
broadsword
noun
(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword
(history) A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.
A person armed with such a sword.
broadswords
broadswords
noun
plural of broadsword
broadview
broadwater
broadway
broadway
noun
(poker slang) A straight from ace to ten in Texas hold 'em.
An esplanade.
broadwayite
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwell
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
broadwives
browband
browband
noun
A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
brownsdale
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
byrewards
byward
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
cadwallader
caldoracaldwell
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
campward
campward
adv
Toward a camp, campwards
cancerweed
cancerweed
noun
Lyreleaf sage or wild sage (Salvia lyrata).
Rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba, now Nabulus spp.)
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cankerweed
caperdewsie
cardew
cardwell
careywood
carpetweed
carpetweed
noun
A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata).
Ajuga reptans (common bugleweed, creeping bugle).
Phyla canescens, of South America.
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
carrotwood
carrotwood
noun
An Australian soapberry tree, Cupaniopsis anacardioides
carryforward
carryforward
noun
(accounting, taxation) An income tax loss or credit not usable in the current year that can be applied to offset income or taxes paid, respectively, in subsequent tax years.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cashdrawer
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
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
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
cathedralwise
catherwood
caudalward
caudalward
adj
Having a caudal orientation
adv
In a caudal direction
cawdrey
cedartown
cedarware
cedarware
noun
Articles made from cedar.
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
childward
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
christward
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
cochurchwarden
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
cordewane
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
coward
coward
adj
(heraldry, of a lion) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs.
Cowardly.
noun
A person who lacks courage.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To intimidate.
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowardly
cowardly
adj
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
adv
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
cowards
cowards
noun
plural of coward
cowardy
cowardy
adj
(Britain) Cowardly.
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowshard
cowyard
cowyard
noun
An enclosure for cows close by the farm.
crabweed
crabwood
crabwood
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Carapa in the mahogany family, Meliaceae.
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement