simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cushewbird
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drunkenwise
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
durwin
fruitwood
fruitwood
noun
In orchard culture, the woody growth of the scion of any grafted fruit tree above the graft, as opposed to the rootstock, which is the part of the plant below the graft.
Particular branches or twigs in particular positions, or of particular types or ages, that may be expected to bear fruit in most types of orchard trees, since fruit is not borne randomly all over the tree.
The wood of any fruit tree, particularly hardwood from species such as pear and cherry, that is valued for furniture, woodcuts and other applications.
heartwounding
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
hurdlewise
hurlwind
hurlwind
noun
(obsolete) whirlwind
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
ludwigsburg
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
mountainward
mountainward
adv
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
multitowered
multitowered
adj
Having more than one tower.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
multiword
multiword
adj
Alternative form of multi-word
multiwords
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outdrawing
outdrawing
verb
present participle of outdraw
outwearied
outwearied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outweary
outwhirled
outwhirled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwhirl
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
roundwise
rudwik
serieswound
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
subheadwaiter
subwardenship
sunderwise
superworldliness
swingaround
turnipweed
turnipwood
turpantineweed
turpentineweed
tweedsmuir
unbewilder
unbewilder
verb
(transitive) To free from bewilderment; to enlighten or unconfuse.
unbewildered
unbewildered
adj
Not bewildered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbewilder
unbewilderedly
unbewildering
unbewildering
adj
Not bewildering.
verb
present participle of unbewilder
unbewilderingly
unbowdlerized
unbowdlerized
adj
Not bowdlerized.
underbillow
underdrawing
underdrawing
noun
(art) A sketch done on the ground of a painting before paint is applied
underflowing
underflowing
verb
present participle of underflow
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
underswain
undersweeping
undertwig
undertwig
noun
A lower twig.
underviewer
underviewer
noun
(mining) An underlooker; the manager responsible for a colliery in the absence of the viewer.
underwaist
underwaistcoat
underwaists
underwaving
underweigh
underweigh
prep_phrase
(dated) Alternative form of under way
verb
To weigh insufficiently (indicating a too-small weight)
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
underweights
underweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underweight
underwhistle
underwind
underwind
verb
(transitive) To wind (tighten a spring of) something inadequately; to wind too loosely.
underwinding
underwinding
verb
present participle of underwind
underwinds
underwinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwind
underwing
underwing
noun
(ornithology) The underside of a bird's wing.
A hind wing on an insect.
A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
underwit
underwit
noun
An underwitted person; a nitwit.
underwitch
underwitted
underwitted
adj
Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly.
underworking
underworking
noun
lower or underlying workings
verb
present participle of underwork
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
underwrit
underwrite
underwrite
verb
(intransitive, insurance) To act as an underwriter.
(obsolete, transitive) To submit to; put up with.
(transitive) Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.
(transitive) To agree to pay by signing one's name; subscribe.
(transitive) To sign; to put one's name to.
(transitive) To support, lend support to, guarantee the basis of.
(transitive) To write below or under; subscribe.
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To subscribe (a document, policy etc.) with one's name.
underwriter
underwriter
noun
(finance) An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.
(insurance) A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
An entity assuming a financial risk.
underwriters
underwriters
noun
plural of underwriter
underwrites
underwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwrite
underwriting
underwriting
noun
The act of something being underwritten financially.
verb
present participle of underwrite
underwritten
underwritten
verb
past participle of underwrite
undrawing
undrawing
verb
present participle of undraw
uniflowered
uniflowered
adj
(botany) Bearing a single flower.
unimbowered
unimbrowned
unimpowered
unimpowered
adj
Not impowered
uninterferedwith
uninterviewed
uninterviewed
adj
Not interviewed
uninwrapped
uninwreathed
unpreviewed
unpreviewed
adj
That has not been previewed.
unrailwayed
unrailwayed
adj
Not supplied with a railway.
unreviewed
unreviewed
adj
Not reviewed
unrewarding
unrewarding
adj
Not providing reward or satisfaction
unrewardingly
unrewardingly
adv
In an unrewarding manner.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unstewardlike
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
untowardliness
untowardliness
noun
The quality of being untowardly.
untwirled
untwirled
adj
Having not been twirled, or having had a twirl undone.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untwirl
unwandering
unwandering
adj
Not wandering.
unwanderingly
unwarnished
unwearied
unwearied
adj
Never tiring; tireless.
Not stopping; persistent, relentless.
Not wearied, not tired.
unweariedly
unweariedly
adv
In an unwearied manner; not weariedly; without being weary.
unweariedness
unweariedness
noun
The quality of being unwearied.
unwesternized
unwesternized
adj
Not westernized.
unwhirled
unwhirled
adj
Not whirled.
unwhiskered
unwhiskered
adj
Without whiskers.
unwhispered
unwhispered
adj
Not whispered.
unwieldier
unwieldier
adj
comparative form of unwieldy: more unwieldy
unwinder
unwinder
noun
(colloquial) An alcoholic drink taken as a relaxant.
A device that unwinds.
unwinders
unwinders
noun
plural of unwinder
unwired
unwired
adj
Not wired.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwire
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwithdrawn
unwithdrawn
adj
Not withdrawn.
unwithered
unwithered
adj
Not withered; fresh and whole.
unwondering
unwondering
adj
Without wonder.
verb
present participle of unwonder
unwordily
unworldlier
unworldlier
adj
comparative form of unworldly: more unworldly
unworldliest
unworldliest
adj
superlative form of unworldly: most unworldly
unworldliness
unworldliness
noun
The characteristic of being unworldly.
unworried
unworried
adj
Free of worries.
unworriedly
unworriedly
adv
In an unworried way; calmly, without anxiety.
unworriedness
unworriedness
noun
The quality of being unworried.
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
unworshipped
unworshipped
adj
Not worshipped.
unwriggled
unwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwriggle
unwrinkled
unwrinkled
adj
Without wrinkles.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwrinkle
uphillward
uphillward
adj
(obsolete) Heading uphill.
wardieu
warundi
weirdful
weirdful
adj
(archaic) Weird; supernatural; eerie.
wildermuth
willtrude
windburn
windburn
noun
(medicine) An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind.
Damage to a plant caused by cold and windy conditions that dry out the leaves.
windburned
windburned
adj
Of people or body parts: suffering from windburn.
Of plants: dried or damaged by the wind.
windburning
windburns
windburns
noun
plural of windburn
windburnt
windburnt
adj
Alternative form of windburned
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.
windsucker
windsucker
noun
(derogatory) A term of abuse.
A horse with the habit of windsucking.
The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).
windsurf
windsurf
noun
An act of windsurfing
verb
To ride a surfboard that has an attached sail
windsurfing
windsurfing
noun
A marine sport in which one stands on a floating board (typically 2 - 3 meters in length) to which a sail is attached. The board is steered by tilting the sail or banking the board. Some windsurfers use large waves to perform jumps and other stunts.