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
antiwedge
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
asahigawa
asswaging
asswaging
verb
present participle of asswage
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
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
bagwigged
bagwigged
adj
Wearing a bag wig.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beewinged
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewigging
bewigging
verb
present participle of bewig
beworming
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bigwigged
billowing
billowing
noun
The act of something that billows; a billow.
verb
present participle of billow
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
borrowing
borrowing
noun
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
An instance of something being borrowed.
verb
(slang, crime) Slang term for shoplifting.
present participle of borrow
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bridgeway
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
bywalking
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
closewing
conowingo
coplowing
cowhiding
cowhiding
noun
A flogging with a cowhide.
verb
present participle of cowhide
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crownling
curfewing
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
downswing
downswing
noun
The portion of any movement along an arc or curve, heading in a lower direction.
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
drownding
drownding
verb
present participle of drownd
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
dwindling
dwindling
adj
declining; growing less
noun
A gradual reduction to nothing.
verb
present participle of dwindle
earwigged
earwigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earwig
entwining
entwining
noun
The action or situation of something that entwines.
verb
present participle of entwine
enweaving
enwinding
enwinding
verb
present participle of enwind
enwombing
enwombing
verb
present participle of enwomb
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
fallowing
fallowing
noun
A period during which a field is left fallow.
verb
present participle of fallow
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fellowing
fellowing
verb
present participle of fellow
fevertwig
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
fleetwing
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
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
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.
following
following
adj
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
About to be specified.
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
noun
(with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
Vocation; business; profession.
prep
After, subsequent to.
verb
present participle of follow
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
furrowing
furrowing
noun
A furrowed pattern.
verb
present participle of furrow
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gagwriter
gagwriter
noun
One who writes jokes.
gaintwist
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
galwegian
galwegian
Noun
Someone from Galloway.
Someone from Galway.
garewaite
garewaite
noun
(mineralogy) An ultrabasic rock consisting mostly of olivine and augite.
gauzewing
gawkihood
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
gibbstown
gigawatts
gigawatts
noun
plural of gigawatt
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gipsywort
giveaways
giveaways
noun
plural of giveaway
glenwhite
glidewort
glowering
glowering
noun
The act of giving a glower.
verb
present participle of glower
glowflies
glowingly
glowingly
adv
While giving off a glow.
With enthusiastic praise.
gnawingly
gnawingly
adv
In a manner that chafes or worries.
godwinian
godwinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1756–1836), English writer and political philosopher, an early advocate of utilitarianism and anarchism.
golliwogg
golliwogg
noun
Alternative spelling of golliwog
golliwogs
golliwogs
noun
plural of golliwog
goodwills
goodwills
noun
plural of goodwill
goodwilly
goodwilly
adj
(obsolete or dialectal) Cordial; friendly; cheering.
(obsolete or dialectal) Liberal; generous.
noun
(obsolete or dialectal) A volunteer.
goodwives
goodwives
noun
plural of goodwife
goosewing
goosewing
noun
(nautical) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
grainways
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.
greenview
greenwich
greenwich
Proper noun
A town on the south bank of the River Thames in London through which the prime meridian passes.
A London Borough within Greater London.
greenwing
greenwing
noun
A common and widespread duck in North America, Anas carolinensis or Anas crecca carolinensis
grillwork
grillwork
noun
The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingly
growingly
adv
To a growing or increasing degree
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
guestwise
guestwise
adv
(obsolete) As a guest.
guffawing
guffawing
noun
boisterous laughter
verb
present participle of guffaw
guidwilly
gwendolin
gypsywise
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.