(transitive, obsolete) To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
browntop
browntop
noun
Brachiaria ramosa (browntop millet)
Common bent (Agrostis capillaris)
Microstegium spp.
browpost
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
cawnpore
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
cropweed
cropwell
crowstep
crowstep
noun
(architecture) A stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building.
dewdrops
dewdrops
noun
plural of dewdrop
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
downwarp
downwarp
noun
(geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward
drawstop
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
dropworm
dropworm
noun
The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk, such as the cankerworm.
dropwort
dropwort
noun
A perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely related to meadowsweet.
Any plant of genus Oenanthe.
Any plant of genus Oxypolis.
empowers
empowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empower
fireplow
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
foreweep
foreweep
verb
(obsolete) To weep before; usher in with weeping.
gapeworm
gapeworm
noun
A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
hepworth
impowers
impowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impower
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
lawproof
limpwort
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
moldwarp
molewarp
nonpower
nonpower
adj
Not a power
openwork
openwork
noun
(mining) A quarry; an open cut.
Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
overplow
overplow
verb
Alternative spelling of overplough
overweep
overwhip
overwhip
verb
(transitive) To whip (cream, etc.) too much, so as to spoil the texture.
overwrap
overwrap
noun
A secondary wrapper covering an item.
verb
(transitive) To wrap in a secondary wrapper.
To provide with too many wrappings.
To wrap such that the wrapping goes beyond the edge.
owerloup
password
password
noun
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
verb
(computing, transitive) To protect with a password.
pearwood
pearwood
noun
The wood of the pear tree.
pebworth
peelcrow
pickwork
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pileworm
pileworm
Noun
The teredo.
pilewort
pilewort
noun
Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine, a plant in the buttercup family.
pillworm
pillworm
noun
(rare) Any myriapod of the genus Iulus and allied genera which rolls up spirally; a galleyworm.
pillwort
pillwort
noun
Any plant of the genus Pilularia, a minute aquatic fern with small pill-shaped sporangia.
pinkwort
pinrowed
pinworks
pinworks
noun
A factory that makes pins.
pinworms
pinworms
noun
plural of pinworm
pipework
pipework
noun
(music) The pipes and stops of an organ
Any system of pipes or tubes; piping
pipewort
pipewort
noun
Any of several aquatic plants of the genus Eriocaulon.
pithwork
playwork
playwork
noun
(UK) A branch of childcare involving the supervision and development of play.
A role.
Work that is very easy or enjoyable.
poleward
poleward
adj
Towards a (north or south) pole
adv
Towards a pole of a planet
pondwort
pondwort
noun
A plant, horned pondweed, found in fresh to brackish waters, with long, threadlike leaves (Zannichellia palustris).
A submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia (Stratiotes aloides).
poolwort
poorweed
poorwill
poorwill
noun
nightjar (bird)
porkwood
porkwood
noun
The wood of the spekboom tree (Portulacaria afra).
portwine
porwigle
porwigle
noun
Obsolete form of polliwog.
postward
postward
adv
Toward the winning post in a race.
powdered
powdered
adj
(obsolete) Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned.
which has been covered with powder (typically referring to makeup)
which has been made into a powder
verb
simple past tense and past participle of powder
powderer
powderer
noun
Agent noun of powder; one who powders.
powderly
powerful
powerful
adj
(mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
Leading to many or important deductions.
adv
(Southern US) Synonym of very
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
powerset
powerset
noun
Alternative spelling of power set
powwower
powwower
noun
One who powwows.
preallow
pregwood
preknown
preknown
adj
Already known; known in advance.
preshown
preshown
verb
past participle of preshow
preshows
preshows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshow
prewound
primwort
proaward
propwood
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
prowlers
prowlers
noun
plural of prowler
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
replowed
replowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of replow
repowder
repowers
repowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repower
ropewalk
ropewalk
noun
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
ropeways
ropeways
noun
plural of ropeway
ropework
ropework
noun
(nautical) The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike
A form of raised convex or painted decoration in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture
screwpod
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
shopwear
shopwear
noun
The condition of being shopworn; minor damage through being stored and handled in a retail outlet.
shopwork
shopworn
shopworn
adj
(figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché.
Faded.
Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
slopwork
slopwork
noun
(figuratively) Hasty, slovenly work of any kind.
The manufacture of slops, or cheap ready-made clothing.
snapwort
snowdrop
snowdrop
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Snowdrop (“a Royal Air Force police officer”).
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.
verb
(Australia, slang, transitive, intransitive) To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
soapwort
soapwort
noun
Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
spaework
spanworm
spanworm
noun
A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
sparrows
sparrows
noun
plural of sparrow
sparrowy
spurwort
spurwort
noun
Sherardia arvensis, a flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family.
spytower
stopwork
supercow
supercow
noun
(dairy industry) A cow bred or engineered for superior milk production, producing more milk per day than average, or in some cases more fat per gallon of milk.
swoopers
swoopers
noun
plural of swooper
tapework
tapeworm
tapeworm
noun
(countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
(uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.
topswarm
topworks
topworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of topwork
towropes
towropes
noun
plural of towrope
turnplow
upflower
upflower
verb
(intransitive, poetic, archaic) To flower; to reach a state of full development or achievement.
upgrowth
upgrowth
noun
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
upharrow
upharrow
verb
(transitive, poetic, archaic) To tear up.
upthrown
upthrown
verb
past participle of upthrow
upthrows
upthrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upthrow
uptowner
uptowner
noun
A person who comes from uptown.
viewport
viewport
noun
(computer graphics) A typically rectangular region representing the range or area currently visible (within a window, screen, etc.).
A viewing window.
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To clip (an image or region) so that it fits in a viewport.
wainrope
wainrope
noun
A rope for binding a load on a wagon.
waldport
walloper
walloper
noun
(Australia, slang, humorous) A policeman, a male police officer.
(Ireland) A cudgel, a shillelagh.
(Scotland, slang, derogatory, vulgar) penis; (by extension) an idiot, a stupid person.
(slang) Something big; a whopper.
One who wallops.
wapogoro
warpower
warpower
noun
The capacity of a nation or other institution to wage war.
warproof
warproof
noun
Valour tried by war.
waterpot
waterpot
noun
A pot or jug for holding water.
weaponry
weaponry
noun
Weapons, collectively
westport
wetproof
wetproof
adj
Waterproof.
verb
(transitive) To make waterproof.
whipcord
whipcord
noun
A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
A type of catgut.
whipworm
whipworm
noun
(medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.
whoopers
whoopers
noun
plural of whooper
whoppers
whoppers
noun
plural of whopper
winthrop
winthrop
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
A city in Arkansas.
A community in Nottinghamshire, England.
A city in Iowa.
A town in Maine.
A city in Massachusetts.
A city in Minnesota.
A village in Ontario.
A town in Washington.
from the English places.
wordplay
wordplay
noun
A humorous play on words; such plays on words collectively.
A witty verbal exchange; such exchanges collectively.
workship
workship
noun
(archaic) workmanship
workshop
workshop
noun
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
An academic conference.
verb
(transitive) To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
(transitive) To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.
(transitive, business) To improve through collaboration.
wormship
worships
worships
noun
plural of worship
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worship