A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
bathflower
batholomew
battletown
bawdyhouse
bawdyhouse
noun
Alternative spelling of bawdy-house
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
beavertown
beaverwood
beaverwood
noun
Celtis occidentalis, the common hackberry, a large deciduous tree native to North America.
beclowning
beclowning
verb
present participle of beclown
becowarded
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
beflowered
beflowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflower
bellflower
bellflower
noun
A flower of one of these plants, which is shaped like a bell.
Any flowering plant in genus Uvularia.
Any flowering plants in the genus Campanula.
Flowering plants in the genera, Campanulastrum, Codonopsis, or Platycodon, in the family Campanulaceae.
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
bellowsman
belowdecks
belowdecks
adv
(nautical) Below the main deck of a ship.
beshadowed
beshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshadow
bestowable
bestowable
adj
Capable of being bestowed.
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bethflower
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
billetwood
billowiest
billowiest
adj
superlative form of billowy: most billowy
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bitterwood
bitterwood
noun
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America
quassia (Quassia amara)
bitterworm
bitterwort
bitterwort
noun
The great yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very bitter taste.
blodenwedd
blowfishes
blowfishes
noun
plural of blowfish
blowziness
blowziness
noun
Alternative form of blowsiness.
blythewood
bodkinwise
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bohmerwald
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
boneflower
boonfellow
bordentown
borrowable
borrowable
adj
Capable of being borrowed; available to be borrowed.
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellism
boswellism
Noun
The writing style of (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswellize
boswellize
Verb
To eulogize.
boullework
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowdlerize
bowdlerize
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
bowldering
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breastplow
breastwood
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breezewood
brewhouses
brewhouses
noun
plural of brewhouse
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgework
bridgework
noun
(dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
The component parts of a bridge.
The construction or repair of bridges.
broadwater
broadwives
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
browbeater
browbeater
noun
One who browbeats.
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
brownnoser
brownnoser
noun
Alternative spelling of brown noser (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
brownsdale
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
brownville
bruisewort
bruisewort
noun
Any plant supposed to heal bruises, such as soapwort or comfrey.
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
bullflower
butterwort
butterwort
noun
Any plant of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula.
buttonweed
buttonweed
noun
Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Diodella, of the madder family.
Centaurea spp., certain knapweeds
Oldenlandia uniflora, clustered bluet
Spermacoce, false buttonweeds.
byeworkman
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
cobwebbery
cobwebbery
noun
(chiefly figuratively) A mass of cobwebs; anything that obscures the vision or is elaborate yet flimsy.
cobwebbier
cobwebbier
adj
comparative form of cobwebby: more cobwebby
cobwebbing
cobwebbing
noun
(mathematics) A graphical technique for solving discrete-time systems, useful in finding the stationary points.
combflower
cowberries
cowberries
noun
plural of cowberry
crownbeard
crownbeard
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Verbesina.
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
disboweled
disembowel
disembowel
verb
(transitive) To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
(transitive) To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
disembower
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
doubleword
doubleword
noun
(computing) An area of storage double the size of the word in a particular system; in 32-bit architecture, this is equal to four bytes.
elbowboard
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
elbowpiece
emboweling
embowelled
embowelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embowel
emboweller
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
followable
followable
adj
Able to be followed.
footblower
forbestown
forebowels
furbelowed
furbelowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furbelow
gilbertown
highbrowed
highbrowed
adj
(of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured
homebrewed
homebrewed
adj
(by extension) Homemade.
(of a beverage) Brewed at home.
noun
Drink brewed at home.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of homebrew
hornblower
hornblower
noun
Someone or something that blows a horn.
imbowering
imbowering
verb
present participle of imbower
jabbernowl
jabbernowl
noun
Alternative form of jobbernowl
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
jobbernowl
jobbernowl
noun
A person's head, particularly if misshapen or blocky.
A stupid person; a blockhead:
marblewood
marblewood
noun
The Australian tree Acacia bakeri.
The ebony Diospyros marmorata.
marrowbone
marrowbone
noun
(humorous, chiefly in the plural) The shins or knees, chiefly in references to kneeling.
A bone containing edible marrow.
microweber
microweber
noun
A unit equal to one millionth of a weber.
middlebrow
middlebrow
adj
(derogatory) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
noun
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
misbestows
misbestows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbestow
noblewoman
noblewoman
noun
A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.
noblewomen
noblewomen
noun
plural of noblewoman
nonbrowser
nonbrowser
adj
That is not, or does not relate to, a web browser.
noun
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a computer that is not capable of maintaining and distributing a browse list.
(marketing) A person who is not a browser; one who does not usually examine goods for sale without the intention of purchasing.
outwarbled
outwarbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwarble
overbillow
overborrow
overborrow
verb
To borrow too much money.
overbrowse
overbrowse
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To browse (eat vegetation) too much, to the detriment of the environment.
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pillowbeer
pillowbeer
noun
A pillowcase.
pillowbere
powderable
powderable
adj
That can be powdered.
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
rebestowal
rebestowal
noun
The act of bestowing again.
ribbonweed
ribbonweed
noun
Ribbonleaf pondweed, Potamogeton epihydrus
Species of Posidonia
Species of Vallisneria
Stuckenia pectinata (Potamogeton pectinatus)
Zostera capricorni
rombowline
rombowline
noun
(nautical) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.
rowanberry
rowanberry
noun
The small spherical fruits of the rowan or European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), a species of rowan (Sorbus subg. Sorbus), native to most of Europe except for the far south, and northern Asia; the fruits are bitter and inedible if uncooked, but may be used in the making of jellies and jams.
rowlesburg
rubblework
rubblework
noun
A form of masonry made of large stones loosely thrown together and then optionally grouted.
rumbowline
rumbowline
noun
Alternative form of rombowline
saddlebows
saddlebows
noun
plural of saddlebow
safeblower
safeblower
noun
A criminal who breaks into safes using explosives.
sawboneses
sawboneses
noun
plural of sawbones
scowbanker
scrubwomen
scrubwomen
noun
plural of scrubwoman
shadowable
shadowable
adj
Capable of being shadowed.
showboater
showboater
noun
One who showboats; a showoff.
snowballed
snowballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of snowball
snowblower
snowblower
noun
A motorized vehicle that picks up snow off the ground and blows it to one side in order to clear a path.