An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airworthy
airworthy
adj
Meeting standards for safe flight
allworthy
archcrown
archilowe
arrowbush
arrowhead
arrowhead
noun
(symbol) The pointed part of an arrow.
(weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
aylsworth
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
beworship
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
birchwood
birchwood
noun
(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
birthwort
birthwort
noun
Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
blowtorch
blowtorch
noun
(US, military, slang) A jet fighter.
A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.
verb
To apply a blowtorch to something.
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
boweryish
brewhouse
brewhouse
noun
brewery, a place where beer is made
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
brushwork
brushwork
noun
(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
buhlworks
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
charwoman
charwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checkwork
checkwork
noun
Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowdered
chowdered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chowder
churrworm
coachwork
coachwork
noun
The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
coughwort
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowthwort
crowheart
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
deathworm
dodsworth
dowitcher
dowitcher
noun
Any of three long-legged and long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limnodromus of the family Scolopacidae.
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
downshare
downshore
downthrow
downthrow
noun
(geology) A depression of the strata on one side of a fault
Ruin; defeat.
drawhorse
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
earthworm
earthworm
noun
(figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.
A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
A worm that lives in the ground.
edgeworth
ellsworth
ellsworth
Proper noun
a city in Maine, USA
a village in the town of Ellsworth, Wisconsin, USA
enworthed
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
faldworth
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
floorshow
floorshow
noun
A set of performances held in a nightclub, restaurant or similar during the course of an evening.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
foreshown
foreshown
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshow
foreshows
foreshows
noun
plural of foreshow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshow
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forthwith
forthwith
adv
(chiefly formal, literary) Without delay; immediately.
frithwork
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
grotewohl
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
gyrowheel
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
halfwords
halfwords
noun
plural of halfword
hallowers
hallowers
noun
plural of hallower
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
hardwoods
hardwoods
noun
plural of hardwood
harlowton
harlowton
Proper noun
A city in Montana, USA.
harrowers
harrowers
noun
plural of harrower
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.
Any of the genus Haworthia of succulent plants resembling aloe, native to southern Africa.
hawthorne
hawthorne
Proper noun
for someone who lived near a hawthorn hedge or in a place with such a name.
a CDP in Nevada, USA
hawthorns
hawthorns
noun
plural of hawthorn
hawthorny
hawthorny
adj
Full of hawthorns.
Of, or pertaining to, hawthorns.
Resembling hawthorns, hawthorn-like.
haygrower
hazelwort
hazelwort
noun
asarabacca
headwords
headwords
noun
plural of headword
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
heartwood
heartwood
noun
The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood
heartworm
heartworm
noun
(veterinary medicine) (uncountable) The condition caused by this organism.
(veterinary medicine) A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, the roundworm Dirofilaria immitis.
heartwort
heathwort
heathwort
noun
Any ericaceous plant.
hebrewdom
hebrewdom
Noun
The Hebreish community.
The spirit or quality of the Hebrew people.
hedgerows
hedgerows
noun
plural of hedgerow
herbwoman
herbwoman
noun
A woman who sells herbs.
highbrows
highbrows
noun
plural of highbrow
hightower
hoardward
holloware
holloware
noun
Alternative spelling of hollowware
holsworth
homegrown
homegrown
adj
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
homeowner
homeowner
noun
Someone who does not have title to a house, but has possession and is paying for it by instalments
Someone who owns a house
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
homeworth
honeworts
honeworts
noun
plural of honewort
honeyware
honeyware
noun
badderlocks, a type of seaweed
honeywort
honeywort
noun
Any of the genus Cerinthe of flowering plants that attract bees.
hookworms
hookworms
noun
plural of hookworm
hookwormy
hookwormy
adj
Infested with hookworms.
hornworms
hornworms
noun
plural of hornworm
hornworts
hornworts
noun
plural of hornwort
hornwrack
hornwrack
noun
(zoology) A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.
horsetown
horseweed
horseweed
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Conyza.
horsewhip
horsewhip
noun
A whip for use on horses.
verb
(transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
horsewood
horsewood
noun
A West Indian mimosoid tree, Zygia latifolia, with showy crimson blossoms.
Tropical shrub or small tree related to citrus, Clausena anisata, with a fetid scent which has been compared to that of horse urine.
hotelward
hotelward
adv
Toward a hotel.
houseward
houseward
adv
Towards a house.
housewarm
housewarm
verb
(intransitive) To hold a housewarming party.
(transitive) To hold a housewarming party at (a place).
housewear
housewear
noun
casual clothing suitable to be worn at home when not in the company of others
housework
housework
noun
(uncommon) Homework.
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
howertons
howitzers
howitzers
noun
plural of howitzer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of howitzer
howsoever
howsoever
adv
In any manner whatsoever.
To whatever degree or extent.
inchworms
inchworms
noun
plural of inchworm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
isherwood
kurthwood
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
leechwort
lightwort
longworth
loveworth
lynnworth
marlowish
marrowish
marrowish
adj
Similar to bone marrow.
marshwort
marshwort
noun
A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
mcwhorter
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrown
misthrown
verb
past participle of misthrow
misthrows
misthrows
noun
plural of misthrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misthrow
narrowish
narrowish
adj
Somewhat narrow.
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
northward
northward
adj
Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.
adv
Towards the north; in a northerly direction.
noun
The direction or area lying to the north of a place.
northwest
northwest
adj
Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.
Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.
adv
Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.
noun
The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
northwich
northwich
Proper noun
a town in Cheshire, England.
notchwort
nowhither
nowhither
adv
(archaic) nowhere; to no place.
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nowhither.