(mineralogy) A calcium hydroxide nesosilicate mineral, occurring as glassy, colourless to white prismatic monoclinic crystals.
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.
applewife
archilowe
arrowlike
arrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an arrow.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
belleview
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
bewhistle
bewilders
bewilders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewilder
billowier
billowier
adj
comparative form of billowy: more billowy
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
blindweed
bloodwite
bloodwite
noun
A penalty for committing bloodshed, specifically under Anglo-Saxon law a penalty to be paid to the king or aldorman as distinct from the wergeld.
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
blowiness
blowpipes
blowpipes
noun
plural of blowpipe
blowsiest
blowsiest
adj
superlative form of blowsy: most blowsy
blowziest
blowziest
adj
superlative form of blowzy: most blowzy
boswellia
bowellike
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowerlike
bowralite
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
bridebowl
bridewell
bridewell
noun
(dated in Britain, Ireland, rare elsewhere) A small prison, or a police station that has cells.
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
childwife
childwite
chilhowee
chilhowie
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
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
clewiston
cliffweed
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.
closewing
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crewelist
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crowville
curwillet
demiworld
devilward
devilwise
devilwood
devilwood
noun
A tree (Cartrema americana, syn. Osmanthus americanus), allied to the European olive.
deweylite
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
disbowels
disbowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbowel
dishtowel
dishtowel
noun
A cloth or towel used to dry dishes.
dogwinkle
dorweiler
dowelling
dowelling
noun
(construction) A dowel.
The use of dowels in manufacture.
verb
present participle of dowel
downfield
downfield
adj
(chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal
(sports) Toward the defending team's end of the playing field
adv
Towards the lower part of a field
downslide
downslide
noun
A slide downward; a worsening.
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drivewell
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
edelweiss
edelweiss
noun
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
ellinwood
entwistle
erewhiles
erewhiles
adv
Alternative form of erewhile
erstwhile
erstwhile
adj
(literary, law) Former, previous.
(proscribed) Respected, honourable.
adv
Formerly; in the past.
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fiddlebow
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
fillowite
fillowite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
fleetwing
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
floorwise
floorwise
adj
(India, nonstandard) Based on, or in terms of, the floor.
adv
(poetic, nonce word) Like a floor.
flowerier
flowerier
adj
comparative form of flowery: more flowery
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
flowering
flowering
adj
(used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
aflower, in bloom
noun
(figurative) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
flowerist
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
fowlerite
fowlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of rhodonite that contains zinc.
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
galwegian
galwegian
Noun
Someone from Galloway.
Someone from Galway.
glenwhite
glidewort
glowering
glowering
noun
The act of giving a glower.
verb
present participle of glower
glowflies
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
gwendolin
halliwell
halmawise
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
indweller
indweller
noun
One who dwells in a place; an inhabitant.
inglewood
inglewood
Proper noun
Any of various cities in Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and the United States.
interflow
interflow
noun
(geology) The flow of water (from rain or snow) directly through the soil.
A flowing between two or more entities.
verb
(intransitive) To flow between.
(transitive, of fluids) To merge or mingle.
interweld
ivyflower
jewelfish
jewelfish
noun
Any fish in the genus Hemichromis, native to Africa.
jewellike
jewellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jewel.
jewelling
jewelling
verb
present participle of jewel
jewelries
jewelries
noun
plural of jewelry
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jewelry
kalewives
kickwheel
killigrew
killigrew
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A bird, the red-billed chough.
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.
lefkowitz
levittown
lewisburg
lewisburg
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Cass County, Indiana, USA.
a home-rule class city in Logan County, Kentucky, USA.
a village in Preble County, Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Union County.
a city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Marshall County.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Greenbrier County.
lewisetta
lewisites
lewisport
lewissons
lewissons
noun
plural of lewisson
lewistown
lidflower
liebowitz
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
limewater
limewater
noun
(inorganic chemistry) a solution of calcium hydroxide in water, used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations.
lintwhite
lintwhite
noun
(archaic) A linnet.
liverwort
liverwort
noun
A common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica), used in traditional European herbal medicine.
A type of bryophyte (includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.
lordswike
loverwise
loverwise
adv
As lovers do.
lowlihead
lowlihead
noun
(archaic) The state of being lowly; meekness; humility.
lowliness
lowliness
noun
The property of being lowly.
ludwigite
ludwigite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing boron, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
mailwomen
mailwomen
noun
plural of mailwoman
mapleview
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.
mellowing
mellowing
noun
The process of making or becoming mellow.
verb
present participle of mellow
middleway
midweekly
midweekly
adj
Occurring midweek.
mildewing
mildewing
verb
present participle of mildew
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
millowner
millowner
noun
The owner of a mill
millwater
millwheel
millwheel
noun
A water wheel used to power a watermill.
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