(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
archilowe
bailiwick
bailiwick
noun
A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
baldcrown
ballywack
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
bewelcome
bewelcome
verb
(transitive, intensive) To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome; welcome fully or completely.
blackhawk
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
blackwell
blackwood
blackwood
noun
(uncountable) The very dark wood of such trees.
African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon), of Africa
Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), of eastern Australia
Bombay blackwood (Dalbergia latifolia), of India
Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Mexico.
blackwork
blackwork
noun
(obsolete) Work connected with funerals, as an undertaker's assistant or a maker of mourning clothes, etc.
(sewing) A form of counted-thread embroidery that is usually stitched on even-weave fabric with a twisted thread.
blackwort
blockwood
blowbacks
blowbacks
noun
plural of blowback
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
brickwall
brickwall
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall
brockwell
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
cableways
cableways
noun
plural of cableway
cakewalks
cakewalks
noun
plural of cakewalk
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
callowman
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
catalowne
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cellarway
cellarway
noun
A passage leading to a cellar.
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
childward
childwife
childwite
childwold
chilhowee
chilhowie
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
classwise
classwise
adj
(chiefly India) In terms of class (category, social class, school group, etc.).
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
claywares
claywares
noun
plural of clayware
clearview
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clewiston
cliffweed
cliffwood
clintwood
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
clockwork
clockwork
adj
Driven by clockwork.
Very smooth and regular.
noun
A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
The action of behaving mechanically in the manner of a clock.
clogwheel
clogwheel
noun
(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
closewing
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
clovewort
clovewort
noun
(historical) an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
clubwoman
clubwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who is a member of a club.
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
coleslaws
coleslaws
noun
plural of coleslaw
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
colicwort
collywest
coplowing
coralwort
coralwort
noun
A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).
A plant now classified in the genus Cardamine (family Brassicaceae), formerly in the obsolete genus Dentaria.
cotswolds
cotswolds
Proper noun
A range of limestone hills in West-central England
The area of England characterised by the Cotswolds
The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crawlways
crawlways
noun
plural of crawlway
crewelist
crossflow
crossflow
noun
A crosswise flow.
verb
To flow across, or in a contrary direction.
crosswalk
crosswalk
noun
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
(databases) A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
verb
(databases) To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
crowdedly
crowdedly
adv
In a crowded manner.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crownland
crownland
noun
(historical) In Austria-Hungary, any of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy.
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crownling
crowville
culilawan
cullowhee
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
curwillet
dewclawed
dewclawed
adj
Having dewclaws.
Having had dewclaws surgically removed.
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
eschewals
eschewals
noun
plural of eschewal
flaxwench
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
gallycrow
gallycrow
noun
Alternative spelling of gallicrow
helechawa
kickwheel
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
lacewoman
lacewoman
noun
A woman who makes lace.
lacewomen
lacewomen
noun
plural of lacewoman
lacewoods
laceworks
laceworks
noun
A factory that produces lace.
lancewood
lancewood
noun
(Australia) Any of various Australian trees having hard timber, especially Acacia shirleyi of Queensland and the Northern Territory; also a woodland made of such trees.
A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts (Oxandra lanceolata).
New Zealand trees in the genus Pseudopanax.
landwrack
landwreck
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
leechwort
locoweeds
locoweeds
noun
plural of locoweed
lowercase
lowercase
adj
in lower case
noun
Alternative spelling of lower case
verb
(transitive) To convert (text) to lower case.
macdowell
mackallow
newcastle
newcastle
Proper noun
A city in northeastern England; properly Newcastle upon Tyne.
A city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
Any of several places in the UK, Ireland, and USA.
a city in Wyoming, USA
outcrawls
outcrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrawl
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
plowbacks
punchbowl
punchbowl
noun
A large bowl used for making or serving punch (the beverage).
rewelcome
rewelcome
verb
(transitive) To welcome again.
scalawags
scalawags
noun
plural of scalawag
scaldweed
scaldweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Cuscuta.
scalewing
scalewise
scalewise
adv
In terms of scale (size, musical measure, etc.).
scalework
scalework
noun
Artistic ornamentation resembling the scales of a fish.
scalewort
scallawag
scallawag
noun
Alternative spelling of scalawag
scallywag
scallywag
noun
(derogatory, dated, chiefly UK) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
(informal, chiefly UK) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
schwalbea
scofflaws
scofflaws
noun
plural of scofflaw
scrawlers
scrawlers
noun
plural of scrawler
scrawlier
scrawlier
adv
comparative form of scrawly: more scrawly
scrawling
scrawling
noun
Something scrawled.
verb
present participle of scrawl
scrawnily
scrawnily
adv
In a scrawny manner.
screwable
screwable
adj
(not comparable) That can be screwed (fastened mechanically).
(slang, vulgar) Suitable or desirable for sexual intercourse.
screwball
screwball
adj
(originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
noun
(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
screwless
screwless
adj
Not requiring screws; able to be assembled or held together without screws.
Without screws (the mechanical fasteners); possessing no screws.
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
screwpile
screwpile
noun
Alternative form of screw pile
sewickley
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
slowcoach
slowcoach
noun
(informal, UK) A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly.
(informal, UK) A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.
sluiceway
sluiceway
noun
a man-made channel designed to redirect excess water
spacewalk
spacewalk
noun
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.