Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clewing
clewing
verb
present participle of clew
clewiston
cliffweed
cliffwood
clintwood
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
cloisterwise
closewing
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
clowning
clowning
noun
Clownish behaviour.
verb
present participle of clown
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
clowring
cobewail
cocklewife
cogswellia
coindwelling
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
colicwort
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
collingswood
collingwood
collingwood
Proper noun
A town in New Zealand.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ontario, Canada.
collinwood
colossuswise
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
colwich
colwin
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
coplowing
cornwallis
cornwallises
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cornwallville
councilwoman
councilwoman
noun
A female member of a council, especially a city council; now often replaced by gender-neutral councilor (British, councillor).
councilwomen
councilwomen
noun
plural of councilwoman
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
counterwill
counterwilling
cowansville
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
cowgill
cowgill
Proper noun
A village in Cumbria, England.
A city/town in Missouri.
cowgirl
cowgirl
noun
(card games, slang) A playing card of queen rank.
A sex position where the woman is on top; cowgirl position.
A woman who identifies with cowboy culture, including clothing such as the cowboy hat.
A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To work as a cowgirl, herding cattle.
(rare, transitive) To mount someone and have sexual intercourse in the cowgirl position.
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
cowlesville
cowlick
cowlick
noun
An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
cowlike
cowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cow.
cowling
cowling
noun
A removable protective covering for the engine of an aircraft, motorcycle, etc.
A young or little cow; calf.
verb
present participle of cowl
cowlings
cowlings
noun
plural of cowling
cowlitz
cowslip
cowslip
noun
(Canada, US, regional) marsh marigold, Caltha palustris, a plant in the buttercup family, growing in wet, boggy locations.
A low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
Primula deorum, a flowering plant known as God's cowslip and rila cowslip
Primula florindae, a flowering plant known as giant cowslip and Tibetan cowslip
Primula sikkimensis, a flowering plant known as Himalayan cowslip and Sikkim cowslip
Pulmonaria angustifolia, blue cowslip or narrow-leaved lungwort
Short for cowslip tea: a kind of green tea; an herbal tea made with cowslip flowers.
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
cowtail
cowtail
noun
A coarse wool of low quality, usually shorn from the hind legs of sheep
The tail of a cow
crawfordsville
crawfordville
crawlerize
crawlerize
verb
(transitive) To fit (a motorized vehicle) with caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
crawlie
crawlier
crawlier
adj
comparative form of crawly: more crawly
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
crewelist
criswell
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crowbill
crowbill
noun
(surgery) A kind of forceps for extracting bullets etc. from wounds.
A bec de corbin.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crownling
crownsville
crowville
culilawan
curliewurlie
curliewurly
curwensville
curwhibble
curwillet
cushionflower
cwikielnik
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
darwinical
darwinically
dawdling
dawdling
noun
gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
verb
present participle of dawdle
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
dawsonville
dawsonville
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Maryland, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada.
a railway town in Kenya.
dearworthily
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
delwin
demilawyer
demiowl
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
demiworld
devilward
devilwise
devilwood
devilwood
noun
A tree (Cartrema americana, syn. Osmanthus americanus), allied to the European olive.
dewali
deweylite
deweyville
dewily
dewily
adv
In a dewy manner.
dewittville
dewlight
dewlike
dewlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of dew.
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
dilltown
dillweed
dillweed
noun
(slang, derogatory) A contemptible person; a fool.
(uncountable) Dill, an aromatic herb used in cooking and medicine; Anethum graveolens.
dillwyn
dilworth
dimwittedly
dimwittedly
adv
In a dimwitted or stupid manner.
dingwall
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallow
disallow
verb
(UK, law, historical) to overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council
To refuse to allow
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
disallowable
disallowable
adj
Able to be disallowed.
Not allowable; not to be suffered or permitted; which should not be allowed.
disallowableness
disallowance
disallowance
noun
(law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the crown disallowing federal legislation.
The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
disallowances
disallowances
noun
plural of disallowance
disallowed
disallowed
adj
forbidden
invalid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disallow
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disallows
disallows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disallow
disanswerable
disavowable
disavowable
adj
Capable of being disavowed.
disavowal
disavowal
noun
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).
disavowals
disavowals
noun
plural of disavowal
disavowedly
disbowel
disbowel
verb
(rare) To disembowel.
disboweled
disboweling
disbowelled
disbowelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disbowel
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
disbowels
disbowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbowel
disembowel
disembowel
verb
(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
disemboweled
disemboweled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembowel