(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
arrowing
arrowing
verb
present participle of arrow
awrong
awrong
adv
(obsolete) Wrongly.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
becowarding
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
begrown
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beworming
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
borrowing
borrowing
noun
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
An instance of something being borrowed.
verb
(slang, crime) Slang term for shoplifting.
present participle of borrow
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizing
bowdlerizing
verb
present participle of bowdlerize
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowldering
bowring
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
browning
browning
noun
(Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person.
(masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
verb
present participle of brown
browningesque
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
brownsburg
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
burgettstown
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
cabinetworking
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
childcrowing
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
clowring
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
coffeegrowing
coffeegrowing
noun
The growing of coffee.
concertgebouw
congresswoman
congresswoman
noun
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
congresswomen
congresswomen
noun
plural of congresswoman
copperwing
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
corngrower
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
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
counterwilling
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
cowering
cowering
verb
present participle of cower
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
crowing
crowing
noun
A cry of joy or pleasure.
verb
present participle of crow
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crowncapping
crowning
crowning
adj
Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
noun
(obstetrics) The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.
A coronation.
The act of one who crowns (in various senses).
verb
present participle of crown
crownling
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
dowering
dowering
verb
present participle of dower
downcrying
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downgraded
downgraded
adj
Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downgrade
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downgrowth
downgrowth
noun
A downward growth
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
(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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forewinning
forgrown
forgrown
verb
past participle of forgrow
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fringeflower
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.