A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
christward
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
collinwood
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
cushewbird
darwinical
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downcoming
downcoming
adj
Moving downwards.
verb
present participle of downcome
downcrying
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drivescrew
hardwickia
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
mackinawed
mackinawed
adj
Clad in garments made of mackinaw.
microwords
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
pencilwood
pickleweed
pickleweed
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Batis (family Bataceae).
Any flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).
pincerweed
princewood
princewood
noun
The wood of various rubiaceous trees, including those of species Hamelia ventricosa, Cordia gerascanthus, and Exostema caribaeum.
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
scowdering
scowdering
adj
(archaic) Burning.
screwdrive
sickleweed
sickleweed
noun
An herb of the carrot family, Falcaria vulgaris.
stitchdown
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
swordstick
swordstick
noun
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
tickleweed
underwitch
unswitched
unswitched
adj
(physics, computing) Directly connected without an intervening switch.
Not switched.
untwitched
untwitched
adj
Not twitched.
unwickedly
wainscoted
wainscoted
adj
Alternative spelling of wainscotted
warrandice
warrandice
noun
(law) A form of warranty, in Scots law, in which a person conveying property was held liable for any outstanding claims on the property
wickedlike
wickedness
wickedness
noun
A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
wildcatted
wildcatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wildcat
wildcatter
wildcatter
noun
(US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
(firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
winchendon
windbroach
windcuffer
windcuffer
noun
(UK dialectal, originally Orkney, rare) The common kestrel.
windscreen
windscreen
noun
(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore) A transparent screen made of glass, located at the front of a vehicle in order to protect its occupants from the wind and weather.