(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
answerless
answerless
adj
Having or producing no answer.
Not capable of being answered; unanswerable.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antipewism
arrowstone
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
avowedness
avowedness
noun
The state or quality of being avowed.
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awaynesses
awlessness
awlessness
noun
Archaic form of awelessness.
bakerstown
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
baptistown
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bellowsman
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
blairstown
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
brownsdale
callowness
callowness
noun
The condition of being callow; immaturity.
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
clanswoman
clanswoman
noun
a female member of a clan.
clanswomen
clanswomen
noun
plural of clanswoman
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
cornwallis
cowanesque
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
dallastown
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinists
dawnstreak
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
diswashing
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
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.
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
dragsawing
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
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).
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
eatanswill
edwardsian
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
eschewance
eschewance
noun
The act of eschewing something.
fallowness
fallowness
noun
The state or quality of being fallow.
farnsworth
flandowser
flawedness
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
gainestown
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
glaswegian
glaswegian
Adjective
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Noun
A native or resident of Glasgow.
greensward
greensward
noun
A tract of land that is green with grass.
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
halloweens
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsewing
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hannastown
harristown
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
horsewoman
horsewoman
noun
a woman who is skilled with horses, a female equestrian
huntswoman
huntswoman
noun
A female huntsman.
imlaystown
inswarming
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
inwardness
inwardness
noun
Earnestness; heartiness.
Familiarity; intimacy.
The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.
The internal or true state; the essential nature.
irishwoman
irishwoman
Noun
A woman from Ireland
karwinskia
klanswoman
klanswoman
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Klanswoman
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
landowners
landowners
noun
plural of landowner
landswoman
launchways
launchways
noun
plural of launchway
lawfulness
lawfulness
noun
Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
Property of operating in a manner organized by certain laws.
lawsuiting
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
litanywise
litanywise
adv
In the manner of a litany.
lowlanders
lowlanders
noun
plural of lowlander
malinowski
markswoman
markswoman
noun
A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.
markswomen
markswomen
noun
plural of markswoman
meanwhiles
meanwhiles
noun
plural of meanwhile
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
narrowcast
narrowcast
noun
A programme transmitted in this manner.
verb
To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public.
To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue.
To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable.
narrowness
narrowness
noun
(countable) a constriction
(uncountable) the state of being narrow
nasalwards
nasalwards
adj
Toward the nose.
nassawadox
newmanised
newscaster
newscaster
noun
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
newsdealer
newsdealer
noun
A person who sells newspapers etc.
newsmanmen
newspapers
newspapers
noun
plural of newspaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of newspaper
newspapery
newspapery
adj
Synonym of newspaperish
newsreader
newsreader
noun
(computing) A program for reading and posting to newsgroups.
An anchorman in a news program, a news anchor, newscaster.
newsstands
newsstands
noun
plural of newsstand
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwards
nonswearer
nonswearer
noun
One who does not swear.
nonwasting
nonwasting
adj
(law, finance) Of an asset: not undergoing a gradual decrease in value over time.
(medicine) Not wasting.
northwards
northwards
adv
northward; in a northerly direction
norwegians
nowanights
nowanights
adv
During the night at the present time; in modern nights.
oceanwards
oceanwards
adv
oceanward
onwardness
onwardness
noun
Progress; advancement.
outwasting
outwasting
verb
present participle of outwaste
overanswer
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
pantywaist
pantywaist
adj
(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
noun
(informal, dated) An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
(informal, derogatory) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
piankashaw
presswoman
presswoman
noun
A female pressman.
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
queensware
queensware
noun
A type of Wedgwood creamware.
rainwashes
rainwashes
noun
plural of rainwash
rainwaters
rainwaters
noun
plural of rainwater
randomwise
randomwise
adj
(rare) random
adv
(rare) randomly
ravenswood
rawinsonde
rawinsonde
noun
A radiosonde whose position is tracked as it ascends to give wind speed and direction information.