(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barrowcoat
becowarded
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
brownistic
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
camerawork
camerawork
noun
Skill or technique involving the use of a camera, especially a video camera.
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carrotweed
carrotweed
noun
The ragweed Ambrosia elatior
carrotwood
carrotwood
noun
An Australian soapberry tree, Cupaniopsis anacardioides
caseworker
caseworker
noun
a social worker
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catherwood
cementwork
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
checkrowed
checkrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of checkrow
checkrower
checkrower
noun
(agriculture) A device for checkrowing.
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
clockworks
clockworks
noun
plural of clockwork
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
coatsworth
cobwebbery
cobwebbery
noun
(chiefly figuratively) A mass of cobwebs; anything that obscures the vision or is elaborate yet flimsy.
cobwebbier
cobwebbier
adj
comparative form of cobwebby: more cobwebby
cockcrower
cofferwork
cofferwork
noun
(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
combflower
combwright
coneflower
coneflower
noun
Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
copperware
copperware
noun
Articles made from copper.
copperwing
copywriter
copywriter
noun
(marketing, advertising) A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
corkscrews
corkscrews
noun
plural of corkscrew
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corkscrew
corkscrewy
corkscrewy
adj
Resembling the worm of a corkscrew in shape
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
cornerwise
cornerwise
adv
Diagonally.
cornflower
cornflower
adj
Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Cornflower blue.
corngrower
cornwallis
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
cowardices
cowardices
noun
plural of cowardice
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
cowberries
cowberries
noun
plural of cowberry
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowperitis
cowperitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of Cowper's gland
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crewelwork
crewelwork
noun
embroidery made using a crewel
crosswalks
crosswalks
noun
plural of crosswalk
crosswicks
crosswords
crosswords
noun
plural of crossword
crotchwood
crowflower
crowflower
noun
(obsolete) A kind of campion.
crowfooted
crowhopper
crowkeeper
crowkeeper
noun
(obsolete) A person employed to scare off crows.
(obsolete) A scarecrow.
crownation
crownbeard
crownbeard
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Verbesina.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
crownpiece
crownpiece
noun
A strap in the bridle that goes over the horse's head just behind the animal's ears.
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
czarowitch
czernowitz
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
dockworker
dockworker
noun
A person who works on the dock of a harbor or shipyard, usually employed to load or unload freight.
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
downcrying
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
frenchtown
garlicwort
grocerwise
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
jabberwock
jabberwock
Proper noun
A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes.
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
laceflower
laceflower
noun
Ammi majus.
Daucus carota.
Orlaya sp.
Ptilimnium nuttallii.
Tiarella trifoliata.
laceworker
laceworker
noun
Synonym of lacemaker
letchworth
microwaves
microwaves
noun
plural of microwave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microwave
microweber
microweber
noun
A unit equal to one millionth of a weber.
microwords
narrowcast
narrowcast
noun
A programme transmitted in this manner.
verb
To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public.
To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue.
To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable.
oceanwards
oceanwards
adv
oceanward
outcrawled
outcrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outcrawl
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
overcrowds
overcrowds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcrowd
overscrawl
overscrawl
verb
(transitive) To scrawl over.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pawneerock
peckerwood
peckerwood
noun
(Southern US, Appalachia) A peckerwood sawmill.
(Southern US, Appalachia, slang) A woodpecker.
(US, offensive, slang) A white person, especially a Southerner, or one who is ignorant, rustic, or bigoted.
(prison slang) A white (male) inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
prewelcome
princewood
princewood
noun
The wood of various rubiaceous trees, including those of species Hamelia ventricosa, Cordia gerascanthus, and Exostema caribaeum.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
ranchwoman
ranchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a ranchman.
recrowning
recrowning
verb
present participle of recrown
rectortown
rusticwork
scarecrows
scarecrows
noun
plural of scarecrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scarecrow
scarecrowy
schoolward
schoolward
adv
Toward school.
schoolwork
schoolwork
noun
Work done for school, including both in class and homework.
scowbanker
scowdering
scowdering
adj
(archaic) Burning.
scowlproof
scrapworks
screenwork
screenwork
noun
(architecture) Work in the form of a screen.
Work done for film or television, such as directing.
screwstock
scrollwise
scrollwise
adv
In the manner of a scroll.
scrollwork
scrollwork
noun
Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork.
scrubwoman
scrubwoman
noun
(US) A woman employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office.
scrubwomen
scrubwomen
noun
plural of scrubwoman
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
starchwort
starchwort
noun
The plant cuckoopint, the tubers of which were once used to make starch
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stitchwort
stitchwort
noun
A kind of chickweed, Rabelera holostea.
stockowner
stuccowork
stuccowork
noun
work done in stucco
switcheroo
switcheroo
noun
(informal, Canada, US) A sneaky, unexpected, or clever swap or exchange.
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To swap or exchange surreptitiously.
switchover
switchover
noun
A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another.
swordcraft
swordcraft
noun
Knowledge of or skill in the use of the sword or swordplay.
Management by the sword, military skill, or military power; military compulsion.
swordstick
swordstick
noun
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
thatchwork
thrawcrook
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
trenchwork
trenchwork
noun
(military) A system of trenches.
uncallower
uncrowning
uncrowning
verb
present participle of uncrown
warracoori
watchtower
watchtower
noun
An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.