(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
balladwise
balladwise
adv
In the style of a ballad.
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bodkinwise
bowdlerise
bowdlerise
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bridlewise
bridlewise
adj
(of a horse) Responsive to the bridle.
broadwives
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
christward
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowslipped
cowslipped
adj
Adorned with cowslips.
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
cushewbird
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinists
degreewise
dewberries
dewberries
noun
plural of dewberry
dewinesses
disallowed
disallowed
adj
forbidden
invalid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disallow
disavowals
disavowals
noun
plural of disavowal
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disboweled
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
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
disempower
disempower
verb
To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.
To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.
disendowed
disendowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disendow
disendower
disendower
noun
One who disendows.
disentwine
disentwine
verb
(transitive) To free from being entwined or twisted; untwine
dishtowels
dishtowels
noun
plural of dishtowel
dishwasher
dishwasher
noun
(Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
A machine for washing dishes.
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
dishwiping
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
disperiwig
dissweeten
diswashing
disworship
disworship
noun
(obsolete) A deprivation of honour or cause of disgrace.
verb
To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy.
dollarwise
dollarwise
adv
(US) In terms of money; financially.
dombrowski
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
downstairs
downstairs
adj
Located on a lower floor.
adv
(figurative) In or to hell.
Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
downsville
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
dragsawing
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
driftwoods
driftwoods
noun
plural of driftwood
drivescrew
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
drowsihood
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
edwardsian
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
forewisdom
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
goodwilies
grasswidow
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsewing
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hardishrew
hookedwise
hurdlewise
indentwise
indentwise
adv
Cut so that the two cut pieces fit together in an interlocking fashion, like a traditional indenture document.
inwardness
inwardness
noun
Earnestness; heartiness.
Familiarity; intimacy.
The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.
The internal or true state; the essential nature.
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
ladderwise
ladderwise
adv
In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
microwords
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
midwestern
midwestern
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern
Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest
midwinters
midwinters
noun
plural of midwinter
misawarded
misawarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misaward
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
miswording
miswording
noun
An instance of incorrect wording.
verb
present participle of misword
mudminnows
mudminnows
noun
plural of mudminnow
multiwords
newmanised
nightwards
outswindle
outswindle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swindling.
overwisdom
paderewski
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
parishwide
pineywoods
poisonweed
poisonwood
poisonwood
noun
Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.
randomwise
randomwise
adj
(rare) random
adv
(rare) randomly
rawinsonde
rawinsonde
noun
A radiosonde whose position is tracked as it ascends to give wind speed and direction information.
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
riverwards
riverwards
adv
Synonym of riverward
rowdyishly
rowdyishly
adv
In a rowdyish manner.
saddlewise
saddlewise
adv
In the manner of a saddle.
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
satinwoods
satinwoods
noun
plural of satinwood
sawdustish
sawdustish
adj
Synonym of sawdusty
scowdering
scowdering
adj
(archaic) Burning.
screwdrive
semiwildly
shadowiest
shadowiest
adj
superlative form of shadowy: most shadowy
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shiverweed
shopwindow
shopwindow
noun
Alternative form of shop window
sickleweed
sickleweed
noun
An herb of the carrot family, Falcaria vulgaris.
sideswiped
sideswiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sideswipe
sideswiper
sideswiper
noun
A type of telegraph key, similar to a straight (pump) key, but whose keying action is in a side-to-side, rather than an up-and-down, motion.
One who sideswipes.
sideswipes
sideswipes
noun
plural of sideswipe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sideswipe
sidewinder
sidewinder
noun
(baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
(slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
(slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
silverweed
silverweed
noun
Any of several species of low-growing flowering plants, the leaves of which are silvery underneath, some now assigned to the genus Argentina, most previously assigned to genus Potentilla.
The plant Blutaparon vermiculare.
silverwood
skedgewith
skiverwood
slowwitted
slowwitted
adj
Alternative form of slow-witted
snowbridge
snowdonian
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
spiderwork
spiderwork
noun
Lace worked by spider stitch.
spiderwort
spiderwort
noun
A perennial plant of the Tradescantia genus, found in clumps in woodland and meadow.
spiritweed
spiritweed
noun
The perennial herb Eryngium foetidum.
spiritwood
splintwood
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
stewarding
stewarding
verb
present participle of steward
stitchdown
strideways
strideways
adv
(dialect, obsolete) Astride.
stringwood
sunderwise
sundowning
sundowning
noun
(medicine, psychology, psychiatry) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.
verb
present participle of sundown
swadeshism
swadeshism
noun
(India) Synonym of swadeshi
swanhildas
swastikaed
swastikaed
adj
Marked with a swastika.
swindledom
swindledom
noun
The realm or sphere of swindlers.
swinebread
swinebread
noun
The truffle.
swingdevil
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.