(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
archswindler
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
awkwardnesses
awkwardnesses
noun
plural of awkwardness
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
basementward
basementward
adv
Toward a basement.
beardstown
bewilderedness
bewilderedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bondelswarts
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
breadwinners
breadwinners
noun
plural of breadwinner
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownsdale
byrdstown
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.
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chowderheadedness
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crosswind
crosswind
noun
A wind blowing across a line of travel.
crowdedness
crowdedness
noun
The state or quality of being crowded.
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinism
darwinism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinism.
darwinist
darwinist
Noun
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
darwinists
dawnstreak
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
decrowns
decrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrown
dinnerwares
dinnerwares
noun
plural of dinnerware
disanswerable
discrown
discrown
verb
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
discrownment
discrowns
discrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discrown
disendower
disendower
noun
One who disendows.
disendowers
disendowers
noun
plural of disendower
disintertwine
diswarn
diswarn
verb
(obsolete) To dissuade from by previous warning.
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
diswarrened
diswarrened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diswarren
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
disworkmanship
donkeyworks
downers
downers
noun
plural of downer
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downheartedness
downheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
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
downstair
downstair
adj
(dated) downstairs
downstairs
downstairs
adj
Located on a lower floor.
adv
(figurative) In or to hell.
Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstaters
downstaters
noun
plural of downstater
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downstreet
downstreet
adv
Toward the lower part of a street.
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
downthrust
downtowners
downtowners
noun
plural of downtowner
downtrends
downtrends
noun
plural of downtrend
downtroddenness
downtroddenness
noun
The state or quality of being downtrodden.
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
downwardness
downwardness
noun
The quality of being or going downward.
downwards
downwards
adv
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
dragsawing
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawdowns
drawdowns
noun
plural of drawdown
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawnness
drawnness
noun
The quality of being drawn.
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drawtongs
drownds
drownds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drownd
drowners
drowners
noun
plural of drowner
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drowns
drowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drown
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
drowsinesses
drowsinesses
noun
plural of drowsiness
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
drunkenwise
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwarfnesses
edwardeanism
edwardianism
edwardsian
edwardsianism
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
endowers
endowers
noun
plural of endower
flandowser
foreknowledges
foreknowledges
noun
plural of foreknowledge
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
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
forwardnesses
forwardnesses
noun
plural of forwardness
friendliwise
friendswood
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gerrardstown
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
greensward
greensward
noun
A tract of land that is green with grass.
greenswarded
greenswarded
adj
Having green grass growing upon it.
greenswards
greenswards
noun
plural of greensward
greenwoods
greenwoods
noun
plural of greenwood.
grosswardein
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.