A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
catawampous
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
caterwauler
caterwauler
noun
One who caterwauls.
caughnawaga
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.
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
causewayman
causewayman
noun
A man employed to build a causeway.
changchowfu
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
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.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
curlewberry
curliewurly
currantworm
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
justiceweed
justiceweed
noun
Eupatorium leucolepis, a herbaceous perennial plant of the Asteraceae.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
lacquerware
lacquerware
noun
Decorative items coated with lacquer.
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lawrenciums
lukaszewicz
mauricetown
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
schweinfurt
shrewstruck
slaunchways
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
unscrawling
unscrewable
unscrewable
adj
That can be unscrewed.
That cannot be screwed.
untwitching
unwatchable
unwatchable
adj
That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
unwelcomely
unwelcomely
adv
In an unwelcome manner.
unwelcoming
unwelcoming
adj
Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwincingly
unwincingly
adv
Without wincing.
watercolour
watercolour
adj
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
noun
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
verb
To paint using watercolour
watercourse
watercourse
noun
Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.