(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron and nickel.
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
browningesque
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
budweiser
burnewin
butterwife
butterwright
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwise
circularwise
circularwise
adv
In a circular manner.
counterbewitch
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.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
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
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterwrite
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
curfewing
curliewurlie
curliewurly
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
curwensville
curwhibble
curwillet
cushewbird
cushionflower
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
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitwise
fruitwomen
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
gutterwise
guywire
gwerziou
heartwounding
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
housewiferies
housewiferies
noun
plural of housewifery
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
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).
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
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
interwrought
interwwrought
iwurche
iwurthen
lawrencium
lawrencium
noun
A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
lawrenciums
lewisburg
lewisburg
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Cass County, Indiana, USA.
a home-rule class city in Logan County, Kentucky, USA.
a village in Preble County, Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Union County.
a city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Marshall County.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Greenbrier County.
liverwurst
liverwurst
noun
liver sausage
liverwursts
liverwursts
noun
plural of liverwurst
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
mauricetown
measuringworm
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
multitowered
multitowered
adj
Having more than one tower.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
nonoutlawries
outlawries
outlawries
noun
plural of outlawry
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outwearied
outwearied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outweary
outwearies
outwearies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweary
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outwhirled
outwhirled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwhirl
outwitter
outwitter
noun
One who outwits another.
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
outwriggle
outwriggle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wriggling.
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
outwrite
outwrite
verb
(obsolete) To transcribe, write out
(transitive) To write more or better than.
outwrites
outwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwrite
outwritten
outwritten
verb
past participle of outwrite
pasturewise
purview
purview
noun
(law) The enacting part of a statute.
(law) The scope of a statute.
Range of understanding.
Scope or range of interest or control.
purviews
purviews
noun
plural of purview
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
quickwater
quickwater
noun
(canoeing) Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
quirewise
quirewise
adv
As a quire of sheets of paper.
riquewihr
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
roundwise
roupingwife
rubberwise
rubywise
rumbowline
rumbowline
noun
Alternative form of rombowline
rumswizzle
rumswizzle
noun
A kind of cloth made in Ireland from pure undyed wool.
ruwenzori
schweinfurt
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
serieswound
shutterwise
shutterwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling window shutters.
southwesterlies
southwesterlies
noun
plural of southwesterly
springwurzel
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
squarewise
squarewise
adj
Laid out or moving in a square.
adv
With a square layout or motion.
squawberries
squawberries
noun
plural of squawberry
squawkier
squawkier
adj
comparative form of squawky: more squawky
squirewise
stirrupwise
subheadwaiter
subwardenship
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
sunderwise
superhighway
superhighway
noun
(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
(by extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified mode of transportation.
(metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
superweening
superwise
superworldliness
surplicewise
surview
surview
noun
(obsolete) A survey.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To survey; to make a survey of.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swinburne
swinburnesque
swingeour
triumphwise
troughwise
troughwise
adv
In the manner of a trough.
trustworthier
trustworthier
adj
comparative form of trustworthy: more trustworthy
trustworthiest
trustworthiest
adj
superlative form of trustworthy: most trustworthy
trustworthiness
trustworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being trustworthy or reliable.