(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
backwoodser
becowarding
belchertown
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
cabbageworm
cabbageworm
noun
Alternative form of cabbage worm
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
carpetwoven
carrolltown
caseworkers
caseworkers
noun
plural of caseworker
cassowaries
cassowaries
noun
plural of cassowary
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
chalkworker
charlestown
checkerwork
checkerwork
noun
(figuratively) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Work consisting of or showing checkers, varied alternately by colour or material.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chestertown
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
clockworked
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
coachwright
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cocksparrow
coforeknown
colliflower
colliflower
noun
Obsolete form of cauliflower.
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
copperworks
copperworks
noun
A place where copper is manufactured and/or shaped.
copplecrown
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
coralflower
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
corkscrewed
corkscrewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corkscrew
cornflowers
cornflowers
noun
plural of cornflower
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawleyroot
crewelworks
crewelworks
noun
plural of crewelwork
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
crossbowmen
crossbowmen
noun
plural of crossbowman
crossflower
crossworder
crossworder
noun
A person who solves crossword puzzles
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crowberries
crowberries
noun
plural of crowberry
crowdedness
crowdedness
noun
The state or quality of being crowded.
crowkeepers
crowkeepers
noun
plural of crowkeeper
crownsville
crowstepped
crowstepped
adj
(architecture) Having a crowstep.
crystalwort
crystalwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Riccia.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
currantworm
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
dockworkers
dockworkers
noun
plural of dockworker
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
downpatrick
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
encrownment
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
flowcharted
flowcontrol
flowerfence
francestown
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
gedecktwork
harwichport
jabberwocky
jabberwocky
adj
absurd, nonsense, nonsensical
meaningless, worthless
noun
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
mauricetown
microbrewer
microbrewer
noun
The person or company that operates a microbrewery.
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
microwaving
microwaving
verb
present participle of microwave
microworlds
microworlds
noun
plural of microworld
otherwhence
otherwhence
adv
(formal, now rare) By other means; From otherwhere.
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
overcrowded
overcrowded
adj
Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overcrowd
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
overwatcher
overwatcher
noun
One who watches over; a supervisor.
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
paschflower
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peckerwoods
peckerwoods
noun
plural of peckerwood
pedricktown
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
prewelcomed
reallowance
rockafellow
schoolwards
schoolwards
adv
Alternative form of schoolward
schoolworks
schwarzkopf
scissorwise
scissorwise
adv
In the manner of scissors, with two blades (or similar) opening in opposite directions.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
scrollworks
scrollworks
noun
plural of scrollwork
sparrowcide
sparrowcide
noun
(countable) One who kills sparrows.
The killing of sparrows.
spencertown
starchworks
stitchworts
stitchworts
noun
plural of stitchwort
stockertown
stockwright
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
sweetclover
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switcheroos
switcheroos
noun
plural of switcheroo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switcheroo