A good comeback, retort one thinks of only after the end of discussion or after leaving a social gathering.
The lack of forethought.
Wisdom which comes after the event.
afterwitted
afterwitted
adj
(dated) Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.
afterworking
afterwrist
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
ainsworth
ainsworth
Proper noun
A village in Greater Manchester, England
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
aircraftswoman
aircraftswoman
noun
An aircraftwoman.
aircraftswomen
aircraftswomen
noun
plural of aircraftswoman
aircraftwoman
aircraftwoman
noun
A female aircraftman.
airworthier
airworthier
adj
comparative form of airworthy: more airworthy
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
allwhither
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
answerability
answerability
noun
The state of being answerable.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antirailwayist
antiwar
antiwar
adj
Alternative spelling of anti-war
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwear
antiwear
adj
Preventing mechanical wear.
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antiwiretapping
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
arakawaite
arakawaite
noun
(mineralogy) veszelyite
arcticward
arcticwards
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
athwartship
athwartship
adj
(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
athwartships
athwartships
adv
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
attenweiler
attiwendaronk
atwirl
atwirl
adv
twirling
atwitter
atwitter
adj
(postpositive) nervously excited
(postpositive) twittering
awaiter
awaiter
noun
(programming) An object that waits for the completion of an asynchronous task.
One who awaits.
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awaruite
awaruite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awrist
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bairnwort
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bartholomewtide
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
betweenbrain
betweenbrain
noun
Alternative form of 'tweenbrain
bewaitered
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerization
bowdlerization
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowralite
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
braillewriter
braillewriter
noun
A kind of mechanical typewriter that produces braille output.
brainwater
braithwaite
brathwaite
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
breastwise
bretwaldaship
bridgewater
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
brightwaters
brilliantwise
broadwayite
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brownistical
browntail
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
candlestickward
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
carriwitchet
carriwitchet
noun
(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
carwitchet
cataractwise
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
cathedralwise
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
christward
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
coachwright
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
counterthwarting
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crowbait
crowbait
noun
(US, often attributive) An old, emaciated horse.
crownation
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
czarowitch
czarowitz
czarowitz
noun
Archaic form of tsarevich.
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
darwinite
daywrit
dearworthily
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
distalwards
distalwards
adv
Alternative form of distalward
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
downpatrick
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.
downtrampling
downtreading
downtreading
verb
present participle of downtread
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawability
drawability
noun
The quality or degree of being drawable.
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drawpoint
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
driftway
driftway
noun
(US, Rhode Island) An access road to the sea.
(mining) A drift, or horizontal passage in a mine.
A common road or path for driving cattle.
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
earwitnesses
earwitnesses
noun
plural of earwitness
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwitness