(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
aftwards
aftwards
adv
Alternative form of aftward
aircrews
aircrews
noun
plural of aircrew
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
airscrew
airscrew
noun
Any actuator disk whose working fluid is air.
The propeller of an aircraft; the prop.
airwards
airwards
adv
Toward the air; upward.
airwaves
airwaves
noun
Radio or television broadcasts.
Radio-frequency electromagnetic waves, usually used in the context of wireless communication; radio waves.
aiseweed
alewives
alewives
noun
plural of alewife
alsweill
alsworth
andrewes
answered
answered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of answer
answerer
answerer
noun
A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.
aquashow
aquashow
noun
A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
archways
archways
noun
plural of archway
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
areaways
areaways
noun
plural of areaway
arkansaw
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
askewgee
asswaged
asswaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asswage
asswages
asswages
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asswage
astakiwi
aswooned
austwell
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
awaiters
awaiters
noun
plural of awaiter
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
awardees
awardees
noun
plural of awardee
awarders
awarders
noun
plural of awarder
awayness
awayness
noun
The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.
awedness
awedness
noun
The state or quality of being awed.
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
backsaws
backsaws
noun
plural of backsaw
backwash
backwash
noun
(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
baklawas
baklawas
noun
plural of baklawa
bandsawn
bandsawn
verb
past participle of bandsaw
barwares
barwares
noun
plural of barware
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
batfowls
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawdiest
bawdiest
adj
superlative form of bawdy: most bawdy
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
bawdries
bawdries
noun
plural of bawdry
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
baywoods
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bedstraw
bedstraw
noun
(obsolete) straw put into a bed
Any plant of the genus Cruciata.
any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers
bedwards
bedwards
adv
Alternative form of bedward
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
beltways
beltways
noun
plural of beltway
bendways
bendways
adv
Bendwise.
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
beswarms
beswarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beswarm
biasways
biaswise
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
blowcase
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bodewash
boleslaw
boneshaw
bookways
botswana
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowstaff
bowstave
bowstave
noun
The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
bradawls
bradawls
noun
plural of bradawl
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
braswell
brawlers
brawlers
noun
plural of brawler
brewages
brewages
noun
plural of brewage
browsage
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwash
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
bushwahs
bywaters
canewise
cantwise
capewise
capewise
adv
In the manner of a cape.
carassow
carassow
noun
Archaic form of curassow.
caraways
caraways
noun
plural of caraway
caseweed
caseweed
noun
The plant shepherd's purse
casewood
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
cashtown
casstown
castaway
castaway
adj
Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
Shipwrecked.
noun
(nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
A discarded person or thing.
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
catawbas
catawbas
noun
plural of catawba
catspaws
catspaws
noun
plural of catspaw
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
causeway
causeway
noun
A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles. Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To pave, to cobble.
choctaws
clawless
clawless
adj
Having no claws.
clawsick
coldslaw
coldslaw
noun
Archaic form of coleslaw.
coleslaw
coleslaw
noun
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
cowbanes
cowbanes
noun
plural of cowbane
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowgrass
cowhages
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowshard
cowsharn
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxwains
crabwise
crabwise
adj
(figuratively) Incidental.
In the manner of a crab; sideways.
crawdads
crawdads
noun
plural of crawdad
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
crawlers
crawlers
noun
plural of crawler
crenshaw
crossway
crossway
noun
(archaic) A crossroad.
crowbars
crowbars
noun
plural of crowbar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crowbar
crowshay
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
curassow
curassow
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.
cutaways
cutaways
noun
plural of cutaway
dagswain
dagswain
noun
(obsolete) A coarse woollen fabric made of daglocks.
dagwoods
dagwoods
noun
plural of dagwood
dawdlers
dawdlers
noun
plural of dawdler
dawsonia
dayglows
dayglows
noun
plural of dayglow
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
dewaters
dewaters
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dewater
dewclaws
dewclaws
noun
plural of dewclaw
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
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
disavows
disavows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
dishwash
dishwash
noun
(attributive) The washing of dishes.
Dishwater.
verb
(intransitive) To wash dishes and other dishware.
doorways
doorways
noun
plural of doorway
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
dowagers
dowagers
noun
plural of dowager
downcast
downcast
adj
(of a person) Feeling despondent.
(of eyes) Looking downwards.
noun
(computing) A cast from supertype to subtype.
(mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
(obsolete) A melancholy look.
verb
(transitive, computing) To cast from supertype to subtype.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw down; to turn downward.
downsman
downwash
downwash
noun
The downward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.
downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades
dowsabel
drawbars
drawbars
noun
plural of drawbar
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawlers
drawlers
noun
plural of drawler
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawstop
drywalls
drywalls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drywall
dwarfest
dwarfest
adj
(horticulture) superlative form of dwarf: most dwarf