(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
airscrews
airscrews
noun
plural of airscrew
alikewise
alikewise
adv
(obsolete) likewise; in the same manner
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
antiwedge
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
applewife
archilowe
armorwise
arriswise
arriswise
adv
(tiling) Diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.
(timber) method of sawing lengthwise a timber beam of rectangular cross section, diagonally from corner to corner, to form two beams of triangular cross section.
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
awakening
awakening
adj
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awunctive
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewearied
bewearies
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
boswellia
bowralite
brainwave
brainwave
noun
A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram
brandwein
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
bridgeway
broadview
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
charmwise
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chippewas
chippeway
classwise
classwise
adj
(chiefly India) In terms of class (category, social class, school group, etc.).
clearview
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
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
coachwise
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
darwinite
darwinize
darwinize
Verb
To cause to conform to Darwinism.
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
devilward
dewanship
disavowed
disavowed
adj
Strongly disowned or denied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disavow
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
dreamwise
driveaway
driveaway
noun
(Australia, vehicle sales) Sale price including all dealer fees, and all legally required fees such as registration and insurance.
(US, Canada) A variation of car rental in which the driver contracts to deliver the vehicle to a specified location.
driveways
driveways
noun
plural of driveway
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
earwigged
earwigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earwig
edwardian
edwardian
Adjective
Of the period in British history from circa 1900 to 1910, when ruled the British Empire.
edwardine
edwardsia
enweaving
eyewaiter
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
fiberware
fibreware
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
firewater
firewater
noun
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.
High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
fizzwater
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gagwriter
gagwriter
noun
One who writes jokes.
galwegian
galwegian
Noun
Someone from Galloway.
Someone from Galway.
garewaite
garewaite
noun
(mineralogy) An ultrabasic rock consisting mostly of olivine and augite.
gauzewing
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
giveaways
giveaways
noun
plural of giveaway
grandview
grapeview
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
gratewise
gratewise
adv
In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.
hairweave
halliwell
halmawise
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
hardwicke
hardwired
hardwired
adj
(computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
(electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
(electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
(humans and animals) Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior a habit.
In humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.
Not changeable.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hardwire
hawcuaite
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
heartwise
heehawing
heehawing
verb
present participle of heehaw
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hiawassee
hideaways
hideaways
noun
plural of hideaway
hingeways
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
inweaving
inweaving
verb
present participle of inweave
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
inwreathe
inwreathe
verb
(transitive, obsolete, poetic) To surround or encompass as with a wreath.
ironwares
ironwares
noun
plural of ironware
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
jimberjaw
kakawahie
kakawahie
noun
Paroreomyza flammea, an extinct Hawaiian honeycreeper.
kalewives
kittiwake
kittiwake
noun
Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
kwajalein
kwajalein
Proper noun
Kwajalein atoll.
Kwajalein island, Kwajalein atoll.
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
latewhile
lawgivers
lawgivers
noun
plural of lawgiver
lawsonite
lawsonite
noun
A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻
lawyering
lawyering
noun
The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
verb
present participle of lawyer
lawyerism
lawyerism
noun
(countable) An utterance characteristic of a lawyer; legal jargon.
The attitudes or practices of lawyers.
leastwise
leastwise
adv
(informal) At least.
Minimally.
lewisetta
limewater
limewater
noun
(inorganic chemistry) a solution of calcium hydroxide in water, used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations.
lowlihead
lowlihead
noun
(archaic) The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
mailwomen
mailwomen
noun
plural of mailwoman
mainswear
mainswear
verb
(UK dialectal, Northern England, transitive) Alternative form of manswear
mapleview
meadowing
meadowink
mealywing
mealywing
noun
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).
meanwhile
meanwhile
adv
At the same time, but elsewhere.
During the time that something is happening.
In contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned.
noun
The time between two events.
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
middleway
millwater
miltwaste
miltwaste
noun
A small European fern (Asplenium ceterach) formerly used in medicine.
milwaukee
milwaukee
Proper noun
A city in Wisconsin, United States, which is the county seat of