Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
childwife
downshift
downshift
noun
(automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear.
A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
A change of direction or a movement downwards.
A reduction in quality or quantity.
verb
(automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
(automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
faldworth
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
sheldfowl
swordfish
swordfish
noun
A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
verb
To fish for swordfish.
wharfhead
wharfland
wharfland
noun
The land area surrounding a wharf.
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.
wheyfaced
whiteford
whitfield
whitfield
Proper noun
One of two hamlets and three villages in England.
A in Pennsylvania.
wholefood
wholefood
noun
Alternative spelling of whole food
wifehoods
wifehoods
noun
plural of wifehood
wolfhound
wolfhound
noun
A dog of various breeds originally developed to hunt wolves.