(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
budworth
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
buhlworks
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
churrworm
cochurchwarden
coughwort
counterbewitch
counterthwarting
counterwarmth
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
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cushionflower
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downrush
downrush
noun
A rushing down.
verb
(intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downthrust
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
hawthornesque
heartwounding
houseowner
houseowner
noun
homeowner
houseward
houseward
adv
Towards a house.
housewares
housewares
noun
plural of houseware
housewarm
housewarm
verb
(intransitive) To hold a housewarming party.
(transitive) To hold a housewarming party at (a place).
housewarmer
housewarmer
noun
A housewarming party.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
housewear
housewear
noun
casual clothing suitable to be worn at home when not in the company of others
housewiferies
housewiferies
noun
plural of housewifery
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
housework
housework
noun
(uncommon) Homework.
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
houseworkers
houseworkers
noun
plural of houseworker
houseworks
housewrecker
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
howsour
hulwort
hundredwork
huntertown
hurlbarrow
hurlow
huskwort
hyperwrought
interwrought
interwwrought
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
kurthwood
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
outgrowth
outgrowth
noun
A branch or offshoot of a plant.
A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
An appendage of an animal.
Excessive growth.
outgrowths
outgrowths
noun
plural of outgrowth
outshower
outshower
verb
(transitive, now rare) To produce a greater shower than; to dispense in greater quantities than.
outthrew
outthrew
verb
simple past tense of outthrow
outthrow
outthrow
verb
To excel in throwing, as in ball playing.
To throw out.
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outthrown
outthrown
verb
past participle of outthrow
outthrows
outthrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outthrow
outwhirl
outwhirl
verb
(rare, transitive) To surpass in whirling or spinning.
outwhirled
outwhirled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwhirl
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwhirls
outwhirls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwhirl
outworth
outworth
verb
(transitive) To exceed in worth.
outwrench
outwrought
overwrought
overwrought
adj
Elaborate; overdone.
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
overwwrought
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
poundworth
poundworth
noun
The amount that can be bought for a pound.
powerhouse
powerhouse
noun
(card games) A very good hand of cards, likely to win.
(figurative) Any source of power, energy or strength; a source of influence or inspiration
A power station; the building housing a power station
powerhouses
powerhouses
noun
plural of powerhouse
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl
quoteworthy
quoteworthy
adj
Worthy of being quoted; quotable.
rewarehouse
rewarehouse
verb
(transitive) To move (goods) to another warehouse.
(transitive) To return (goods) to a warehouse.
rewrought
rewrought
adj
wrought again
roughdraw
roughhew
roughhew
verb
Alternative form of rough-hew
roughhewed
roughhewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of roughhew
roughhewer
roughhewer
Noun
One who roughhews.
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
roughhewn
roughhewn
adj
Alternative form of rough-hewn
roughhews
roughhews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roughhew
roughwork
roughwork
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness.
roughwrought
rushwork
showerful
showerful
adj
Full of showers; rainy, teary, etc.
noun
A quantity that falls in a shower.
shrewmouse
shrewmouse
noun
A shrew, especially the common show (also called the erd shrew).
shrubwood
shrubwood
noun
A wood (woodland) that is mostly composed of shrubs
shurwood
snowbrush
snowbrush
noun
A brush for dislodging accumulated snow.
Ceanothus velutinus, a rhamnaceous shrub native to western North America.
snowbrushes
snowbrushes
noun
plural of snowbrush
southeastward
southeastward
adj
In or toward the southeast
adv
Toward the southeast
southeastwardly
southeastwardly
adv
Toward the southeast.
southeastwards
southeastwards
adj
southeastward
southernward
southernwards
southernwood
southernwood
noun
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
southward
southward
adj
Situated or directed towards the south; moving or facing towards the south.
adv
Towards the south; in a southerly direction.
noun
The direction or area lying to the south of a place.
southwardly
southwardly
adv
southwards, towards the south
southwards
southwards
adv
In a southerly direction; towards the south.
southwark
southwark
Proper noun
A London Borough within Greater London, to the south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
southwester
southwester
noun
(more often sou'wester) A long raincoat, often worn at sea.
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.
A strong wind blowing from the southwest.
southwesterlies
southwesterlies
noun
plural of southwesterly
southwesterly
southwesterly
adj
(chiefly of a wind) coming from the southwest
situated in, or pointing to, the southwest
adv
From the southwest
noun
A strong wind or storm from the southwest.
southwestern
southwestern
adj
Of or pertaining to the southwest.
southwesterner
southwesterner
noun
a person from the southwest part of a geographic region
southwesterners
southwesterners
noun
plural of southwesterner
southwesternmost
southwesternmost
adj
Farthest southwest.
southwesters
southwesters
noun
plural of southwester
southwestward
southwestward
adj
In or toward the southwest
adv
Toward the southwest
southwestwardly
southwestwardly
adv
Toward the southwest.
southwestwards
southwestwards
adj
southwestward
southworth
sparrowbush
sulphowolframic
sulphurwort
sulphurwort
noun
the plant hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale)
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superwrought
swarthout
swashbucklerdom
thoroughgrowth
thoroughwax
thoroughwax
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
The thoroughwort.
thoroughway
thoroughway
noun
A thoroughfare.
A way through, passageway.
thoroughwort
thoroughwort
noun
Any of several plants of the genus Eupatorium.
The common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).
throughgrow
throughknow
throughway
throughway
noun
(US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.