A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
dreamwhile
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
drivescrew
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
earwigging
earwigging
noun
An attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
verb
present participle of earwig
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
eatanswill
edwardsian
ehrwaldite
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
eisenhower
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
elbowpiece
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
emboweling
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
enwheeling
enwheeling
verb
present participle of enwheel
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
erstwhiles
erstwhiles
adv
Alternative form of erstwhile
erwinville
eutawville
eyewitness
eyewitness
noun
Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from 16th c.]
verb
To be present at an event, and see it
fellowlike
fellowlike
adj
Like a comrade; companionable; on equal terms.
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
ficklewise
fiddletown
fiddlewood
fiddlewood
noun
Any of these trees.
The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
fireflower
firewarden
firewarden
noun
An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires.
fishertown
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
flewelling
floweriest
floweriest
adj
superlative form of flowery: most flowery
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
forewisdom
forwearied
forwearied
adj
(obsolete) Worn out, exhausted.
frankewing
frenchwise
frowsiness
frowstiest
frowstiest
adj
superlative form of frowsty: most frowsty
frowziness
frowziness
noun
The quality of being frowzy.
fruitwomen
funnelwise
funnelwise
adv
In the manner of a funnel.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
gainestown
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
gatewaying
gatewaying
verb
present participle of gateway
gatewright
geigertown
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
gibbetwise
gilbertown
gimbawawed
gingerwork
gingerwort
glaswegian
glaswegian
Adjective
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Noun
A native or resident of Glasgow.
glenwilton
goldenwing
goodwilies
goodwilled
goodwilled
adj
Exhibiting or indicative of goodwill.
goodwillie
greenwithe
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grocerwise
growleries
growleries
noun
plural of growlery
growliness
growliness
noun
The state or quality of being growly.
guidwillie
guidwillie
noun
Alternative form of goodwilly
gutterwise
hairweaver
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
handsewing
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hardishrew
hawesville
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
hawsepiece
hawserwise
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
henwoodite
henwoodite
noun
Synonym of rashleighite
herewithal
herewithal
adv
(obsolete) herewith
noun
(nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of wherewithal
herskowitz
highbrowed
highbrowed
adj
(of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
hitherward
hitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward this place
hoodwinked
hoodwinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoodwink
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hookedwise
horsewhips
horsewhips
noun
plural of horsewhip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horsewhip
houghsinew
housewives
housewives
noun
plural of housewife
howenstein
hurdlewise
imbowering
imbowering
verb
present participle of imbower
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
indentwise
indentwise
adv
Cut so that the two cut pieces fit together in an interlocking fashion, like a traditional indenture document.
indwelling
indwelling
adj
existing as an inner principle; inherent
implanted within the body
noun
A dwelling within, especially lodgement or habitation in the mind or soul.
ingwaeonic
insweeping
intergrown
intergrown
adj
That have grown together and through each other.
intermewed
intermewed
adj
(of a hawk) Kept in confinement through a molt.
intermewer
intertwine
intertwine
verb
(intransitive) To become twined together; to become mutually involved.
(transitive) To twine something together.
intertwist
intertwist
verb
To twist together; to intertwine
interviews
interviews
noun
plural of interview
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interview
interweave
interweave
verb
(intransitive) To intermingle.
(transitive) To combine through weaving.
interwhiff
interwhile
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
interworld
interworld
adj
Between worlds.
noun
A world between other worlds.
interworry
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
interwoven
interwoven
verb
past participle of interweave
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.
inwrapment
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
irishwomen
ironflower
ironworked
ironworker
ironworker
noun
A construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings.
A person employed to manufacture and shape iron.
irrenowned
irrenowned
adj
(obsolete, rare) Not renowned, unfamous.
irwinville
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jawtwister
jenkintown
jewelsmith
jewelsmith
noun
An individual whose profession involves making jewelry out of precious metals and stones.
The place where such an individual carries out their trade.
jewishness
jewishness
Noun
The property of being Jewish.
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.
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kherwarian
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
kowalewski
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
ladderwise
ladderwise
adv
In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
landwaiter
landwaiter
noun
A customs officer who oversees the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.
latewhiles
lawrencian
lawrencian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1885–1930), English writer and painter.
lawrencite
lawrencite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.