Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform; cuneatic.
arrowheads
arrowheads
noun
plural of arrowhead
ashdown
ashdown
Proper noun
A city in and the county seat of in Arkansas, USA.
ashwood
ashwood
noun
The wood of the ash tree.
bartholomewtide
bashawdom
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
bawdyhouses
bawdyhouses
noun
plural of bawdyhouse
beachwood
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
bodewash
bodhisattwa
bohmerwald
bowdichia
bowdoinham
bowhead
bowhead
noun
A large whale, Balaena mysticetus, having a large, rounded head, that inhabits Arctic waters.
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowlderhead
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.
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
catherwood
chatwood
chatwood
noun
Little sticks; twigs for burning; firewood.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chontawood
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
coachwood
coachwood
noun
An Australian rainforest tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, with a straight trunk and a caramel-like fragrance, and greatly prized as a hardwood for its attractive grain.
cocashweed
cocashweed
noun
A form of ragwort
cochurchwarden
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowhand
cowhand
noun
One who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowshard
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
dearworthily
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
deathworm
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
disshadow
disworkmanship
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
doorhawk
dorhawk
dorhawk
noun
A bird, the European goatsucker.
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
dowhacky
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhanging
downhaul
downhaul
noun
(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downheaded
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
downheartedness
downheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
downshare
downwash
downwash
noun
The downward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.
downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawhorse
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
dworshak
enshadow
enshadow
verb
(transitive) To cover with a shadow.
faldworth
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
flowcharted
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
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
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwardsearch
gawkihood
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
hackwood
hadendowa
hagdown
hagdown
noun
Alternative form of hagdon
hailwood
hairwood
halfword
halfword
noun
(computing) An area of storage one half the size of the word in a particular system; usually two bytes
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
hallowd
hallowday
hallowed
hallowed
adj
Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hallow
hallowedly
hallowedly
adv
In a hallowed, sacred, or solemn manner; sacredly; solemnly.
hallowedness
hallowedness
noun
the quality or state of being hallowed
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
hallwood
handbarrow
handbarrow
noun
A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
handbow
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handworm
handwoven
handwoven
adj
Woven by hand, or with a hand-operated loom.
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
handyblow
harborward
harborward
adj
Toward a harbor.
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
hardwood
hardwood
adj
(of a floor) Made of interlocking hardwood boards.
noun
(countable) (in more general use) As the preceding, but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
(countable, forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
(countable, mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
(sports, slang) The sport of basketball, in particular, an indoor basketball court; so named because the floor of an indoor basketball court is normally made of hardwood.
(uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
hardwoods
hardwoods
noun
plural of hardwood
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harewood
harewood
noun
stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making
harrowed
harrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrow
hartwood
harwood
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawthorned
haywood
hazelwood
hazelwood
noun
The wood of the hazel.
headlongwise
headword
headword
noun
(grammar) Any word which may be modified by an adjunct.
A word used as the title of a section, particularly in a dictionary, encyclopedia, or thesaurus.
headwords
headwords
noun
plural of headword
headwork
headwork
noun
Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
headworker
headworker
noun
One who performs mental or intellectual labour.
headworking
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartwood
heartwood
noun
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
heartwoods
heartwoods
noun
plural of heartwood
heartwounding
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.