(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
archilowe
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
bewelcome
bewelcome
verb
(transitive, intensive) To welcome; greet or bestow with a welcome; welcome fully or completely.
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
blackwell
brockwell
cableways
cableways
noun
plural of cableway
cakewalks
cakewalks
noun
plural of cakewalk
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
catalowne
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cellarway
cellarway
noun
A passage leading to a cellar.
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.).
claywares
claywares
noun
plural of clayware
clearview
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
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.
clogwheel
clogwheel
noun
(obsolete, Yorkshire) A solid cartwheel (rather than one with spokes)
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
closewing
clovewort
clovewort
noun
(historical) an herb mentioned in Old English herbals, probably Ranunculus acris
Any plant of the family Caryophyllaceae.
Avens, which has clove-scented roots
Clove pink, which has clove-scented flowers
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
cogwheels
cogwheels
noun
plural of cogwheel
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
coleslaws
coleslaws
noun
plural of coleslaw
coleworts
coleworts
noun
plural of colewort
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
collywest
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crewelist
crowdedly
crowdedly
adv
In a crowded manner.
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crowville
cullowhee
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
curwillet
dewclawed
dewclawed
adj
Having dewclaws.
Having had dewclaws surgically removed.
eschewals
eschewals
noun
plural of eschewal
flaxwench
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
helechawa
kickwheel
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
lacewoman
lacewoman
noun
A woman who makes lace.
lacewomen
lacewomen
noun
plural of lacewoman
lacewoods
laceworks
laceworks
noun
A factory that produces lace.
lancewood
lancewood
noun
(Australia) Any of various Australian trees having hard timber, especially Acacia shirleyi of Queensland and the Northern Territory; also a woodland made of such trees.
A tough, elastic and heavy wood obtained from the West Indies and Guiana, formerly much used for carriage shafts (Oxandra lanceolata).
New Zealand trees in the genus Pseudopanax.
landwreck
leechwort
locoweeds
locoweeds
noun
plural of locoweed
lowercase
lowercase
adj
in lower case
noun
Alternative spelling of lower case
verb
(transitive) To convert (text) to lower case.
macdowell
newcastle
newcastle
Proper noun
A city in northeastern England; properly Newcastle upon Tyne.
A city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
Any of several places in the UK, Ireland, and USA.
a city in Wyoming, USA
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
rewelcome
rewelcome
verb
(transitive) To welcome again.
scaldweed
scaldweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Cuscuta.
scalewing
scalewise
scalewise
adv
In terms of scale (size, musical measure, etc.).
scalework
scalework
noun
Artistic ornamentation resembling the scales of a fish.
scalewort
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
schwalbea
scrawlers
scrawlers
noun
plural of scrawler
scrawlier
scrawlier
adv
comparative form of scrawly: more scrawly
screwable
screwable
adj
(not comparable) That can be screwed (fastened mechanically).
(slang, vulgar) Suitable or desirable for sexual intercourse.
screwball
screwball
adj
(originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
noun
(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
screwless
screwless
adj
Not requiring screws; able to be assembled or held together without screws.
Without screws (the mechanical fasteners); possessing no screws.
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
screwpile
screwpile
noun
Alternative form of screw pile
sewickley
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
sluiceway
sluiceway
noun
a man-made channel designed to redirect excess water
spacewalk
spacewalk
noun
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.
verb
To perform a spacewalk.
stockwell
stockwell
Proper noun
a suburb in south London, England
sweelinck
unwelcome
unwelcome
adj
Not welcome.
verb
(transitive, rare) To treat as unwelcome.
vowinckel
walcheren
walepiece
wallpiece
wallpiece
noun
Alternative form of wall piece
watchable
watchable
adj
That can be watched.
That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch
noun
Something to be watched, or worth watching.
watchless
watchless
adj
(not comparable) Without a watch (timepiece).
Not vigilant; failing to keep watch.
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
welcomely
welcomely
adv
In a welcome manner.
welcomingly
welcomers
welcomers
noun
plural of welcomer
welcoming
welcoming
adj
hospitable, accessible and cordial.
noun
An act of giving welcome.
verb
present participle of welcome
wellcurbs
wenchless
wenchless
adj
(archaic) Without women or a woman.
wenchlike
wenchlike
adj
Like or characteristic of a wench
whaleback
whaleback
noun
(geology) A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale.
(historical) A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.
wheelrace
whiteclay
wickliffe
wickliffe
Proper noun
a small town in the Rural City of Victoria, Australia.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA
a city in Ohio, USA.
a CDP in Oklahoma, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
witchedly
witchleaf
witchlike
witchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a witch.
workplace
workplace
noun
The place where someone works.
wouhleche
wycherley
wyclifite
wyliecoat
wyliecoat
noun
(Scotland) A heavy vest that is worn to provide warmth.