(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
bawdrick
bawdrics
bawdrics
noun
plural of bawdric
becoward
becrowds
becrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrowd
bedscrew
campward
campward
adv
Toward a camp, campwards
cardwell
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
cityward
cityward
adj
Directed toward cities
adv
Toward a city or cities
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
codeword
codeword
noun
(cryptography) A string representing an encoded piece of text.
A type of crossword puzzle where the letters of the alphabet are represented by numbers and the solver must identify them by their position and frequency.
A word or phrase (or by extension a concept) used to make a (concealed) reference to another word or concept.
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
cordwood
cordwood
noun
Split and cut wood as an economic commodity.
Wood suitable for use as firewood; firewood cut and split into conveniently sized pieces for easy stacking into cords.
corkwood
corkwood
noun
Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
Duboisia, a genus with species found in Australia.
Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.
The wood of Quercus suber, the cork oak.
cowardly
cowardly
adj
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
adv
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
cowbirds
cowbirds
noun
plural of cowbird
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowshard
crabweed
crabwood
crabwood
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Carapa in the mahogany family, Meliaceae.
crawdads
crawdads
noun
plural of crawdad
crawford
crawford
Proper noun
derived from several different placenames.
cropweed
crowders
crowders
noun
plural of crowder
crowdies
crowdies
noun
plural of crowdie
plural of crowdy
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
crudwort
curdwort
curfewed
curfewed
adj
Subject to a curfew
cussword
cussword
noun
Alternative form of cuss word
decrowns
decrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrown
democraw
discrown
discrown
verb
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.
drawback
drawback
noun
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.
drawcard
drawcard
noun
(UK) Something that attracts customers, visitors, spectators, etc. to a place or an event.
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
escrowed
escrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of escrow
hardwick
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
neckward
outcrowd
outcrowd
verb
(transitive) To crowd out.
rechewed
rechewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rechew
richweed
richweed
noun
Pilea pumila, a herb of the nettle family with a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem.
richwood
rickwood
rockward
rockweed
rockweed
noun
Ascophyllum nodosum, a seaweed also known as knotted wrack.
Fucus vesiculosus, a similar seaweed also known as bladderwrack.
rockwood
rockwood
noun
(mineralogy) fossil wood
(mineralogy) ligniform asbestos
scowders
scrawled
scrawled
adj
Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrawl
screwpod
swordick
swordick
noun
(Orkney) The spotted gunnel (Muraenoides gunnellus).
wardcors
wardency
wardency
noun
The office / position of a warden
whipcord
whipcord
noun
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
A type of catgut.
wickeder
wickeder
adj
comparative form of wicked: more wicked
wildcard
wildcard
noun
(also written wild card) An element, often deliberately concealed, which is withheld for contingency.
(also written wild card) An uncontrolled or unpredictable element.
(computing) A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
(sports, card games) Alternative form of wild card.
woodacre
woodcraf
woodrick
woodrick
noun
A rick, or stack, of wood.
woodrock
woodrock
noun
(mineralogy) A compact wood-like variety of asbestos.
wrenched
wrenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wrench
wretched
wretched
adj
(informal) Used to express dislike of or annoyance towards the mentioned thing.