The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backwall
backwall
noun
(sports) Alternative form of back wall
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
becrawls
becrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of becrawl
bescrawl
bescrawl
verb
(transitive) To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over.
blowback
blowback
noun
(computing) Synonym of backscatter.
(firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
(rail transport) On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower.
(slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action.
blowcase
blowcock
buchwald
cableway
cableway
noun
A system of suspended cables from which cable cars are hung.
cakewalk
cakewalk
noun
(historical) A contest in which cake was offered for the best dancers.
(idiomatic) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
(music) The style of music associated with such a contest.
(performing arts) The dance, or strutting style of dance associated with such a contest.
verb
(intransitive) To perform the cakewalk dance.
caldwell
caldwell
Proper noun
A locality in Alberta, Canada
A city in Arkansas
A ghost town in California
One of two villages in England
A city in Idaho
A city in Kansas
A town in Liberia
A community in New Brunswick, Canada
A borough in New Jersey
A town in New South Wales
A village in Ohio
A city in Texas
callaway
calloway
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
cardwell
cartwell
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
cheswold
chewable
chewable
adj
(finance, of a poison pill) Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in.
Capable of being chewed.
Chewy.
noun
A medicine supplied in a form that can be chewed.
Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
chewalla
chewelah
cheweler
chigwell
chlodwig
clamworm
clamworm
noun
Alternative form of clam worm
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
clawback
clawback
noun
(US law of evidence) A rule that permits a party to take back evidentiary materials that were mistakenly turned over to the other party but to which the other party would not have been entitled.
(US taxation law) Money that a party is entitled to keep under one tax provision but is taken by another tax provision.
(US, business) Any recovery of a performance-related payment based on discovery that the performance was not genuine.
(obsolete) A flatterer or sycophant.
clawless
clawless
adj
Having no claws.
clawlike
clawlike
adj
Resembling a claw
clawsick
clayware
clayware
noun
Articles made from clay.
clayweed
clearway
clearway
noun
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A road or other path that is kept free of obstructions, or on which stopping is strictly regulated, in order to maintain free flow of movement.
(aviation) An area projecting from the end of a runway that is kept clear of obstructions exceeding a height that increases with distance from the end of the runway.
clerihew
clerihew
noun
A humorous rhyme of four lines with the rhyming scheme AABB, usually regarding a person mentioned in the first line.
clogwood
clogwood
noun
The wood (typically alder) used for making clogs.
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
clownade
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
clownery
clownery
noun
The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
clowning
clowning
noun
Clownish behaviour.
verb
present participle of clown
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clowring
clubweed
clubwood
coalwood
cobewail
cogswell
cogweels
cogwheel
cogwheel
noun
(attributive) Something behaving in a jerky manner similar to a a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine.
A gear wheel.
cohdwell
cokewold
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).
colewort
colewort
noun
A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.
coltwood
coolweed
coolwort
cornwall
cornwall
Proper noun
A maritime county of England, forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
the country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England, consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly
A town in Connecticut
A town in New York
A city in Ontario
A borough in Pennsylvania
A town in Prince Edward Island
A town in Vermont
cornwell
cotswold
cotswold
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.
Noun
A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Proper noun
a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
cowardly
cowardly
adj
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
adv
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
cowbells
cowbells
noun
plural of cowbell
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowflops
cowflops
noun
plural of cowflop
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
cowleech
cowleech
noun
(obsolete) One who heals disease of cows; a cow doctor.
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
cowlings
cowlings
noun
plural of cowling
cowplops
cowplops
noun
plural of cowplop
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
cranwell
crawlers
crawlers
noun
plural of crawler
crawlier
crawlier
adj
comparative form of crawly: more crawly
crawling
crawling
noun
The motion of something that crawls.
verb
present participle and gerund of crawl
crawlway
crawlway
noun
A low duct or tunnel designed to be traversed by crawling.
creswell
crewless
crewless
adj
Without a crew; unmanned
criswell
cromwell
cromwell
Proper noun
from any of several placenames.
Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.
cropwell
croswell
crowbell
crowbill
crowbill
noun
(surgery) A kind of forceps for extracting bullets etc. from wounds.
A bec de corbin.
crownlet
crownlet
noun
(poetic) A coronet.
cynewulf
dewclaws
dewclaws
noun
plural of dewclaw
duckwalk
duckwalk
noun
Alternative spelling of duck walk
verb
(intransitive) To jump on one leg while moving the other back and forth, a motion sometimes employed by guitar players in popular music.
(intransitive) To walk while squatting.
encallow
enumclaw
eschewal
eschewal
noun
The act of eschewing
flywinch
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
hickwall
hickwall
noun
(UK, regional) A European green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
(UK, regional) A lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor.
(UK, regional, archaic) A blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.
lacewing
lacewing
noun
Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Cethosia.
lacewood
lacewood
noun
Any of several types of wood with a coarse texture, but especially that from several varieties of sycamore.
lacework
lacework
noun
A piece or example of lace.
lampwick
lawcourt
lawcourt
noun
Alternative form of law court
lawcraft
lawcraft
noun
The art or skill of a lawyer; knowledge of the law.
lawrence
lawrence
Proper noun
name, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.
a city in Kansas, USA
a city in Massachusetts, USA, which is one of the two county seats of
leftwich
lichwake
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
lockwood
lockwood
Proper noun
An area of Huddersfield named after a local family
lockwork
lockwork
noun
(firearms) The assembly forming the firing mechanism of a gun.
locoweed
locoweed
noun
Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.
lodowick
lowrance
ludowici
mcdowell
oldwench
outcrawl
outcrawl
verb
(transitive) To crawl faster or farther than.
packwall
peelcrow
plowback
rockwall
rockwell
rowlocks
rowlocks
noun
plural of rowlock
scalawag
scalawag
noun
(derogatory) A rascal.
(derogatory, US, archaic or historical) Any white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction after the American Civil War or who joined with the black freedmen and the carpetbaggers in support of Republican Party policies.
(derogatory, archaic) A scrawny cow.
scofflaw
scofflaw
noun
(US) One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets).
scowlers
scowlers
noun
plural of scowler
scowlful
scowlful
adj
Characterised or marked by a scowl; scowly
scowling
scowling
noun
The act of giving a scowl.
verb
present participle of scowl
scrawled
scrawled
adj
Having been written in a rapid and sloppy manner.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrawl
scrawler
scrawler
noun
One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer.
screwfly
sleswick
slowback
slowback
noun
(archaic, slang) A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer.
swatchel
swatchel
noun
(dated) swazzle
swelchie
swelchie
noun
(rare, obsolete) A whirlpool.
swelinck
switchel
switchel
noun
(US) A beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.
twatchel
twichild
twichild
adj
(obsolete) Being in second childhood.
twitchel
twitchel
noun
(Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
uncallow
uncallow
verb
(UK, regional, obsolete) To remove the upper stratum of earth in order to reach the bed of gravel, chalk, or other substance beneath.