A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
butterworth
butterworth
Proper noun
A major town in Penang, Malaysia
butterworts
butterworts
noun
plural of butterwort
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
catawampous
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.
changchowfu
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
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
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
currantworm
doublewidth
doublewords
doublewords
noun
plural of doubleword
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
forewrought
forewrought
adj
Wrought or worked beforehand or in advance.
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of forework
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwoods
groundwoods
noun
plural of groundwood
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
grousewards
guessworker
guessworker
noun
A person who proceeds by guesswork.
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
housewarmer
housewarmer
noun
A housewarming party.
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
housewifish
housewifish
adj
Housewifely.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hummelstown
hundredwork
huntingtown
journeywork
journeywork
noun
(obsolete) Work done by the day.
Work done by a journeyman at his trade.
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
kuskwogmiut
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
leeuwenhoek
loungewears
luorawetlan
luorawetlan
Proper noun
The Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family.
The Chukchi language, of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family.
lutoslawski
marlowesque
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
mauricetown
mouthwashes
mouthwashes
noun
plural of mouthwash
mussulwoman
narrowsburg
newburyport
nonoutlawry
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outswimming
outswimming
verb
present participle of outswim
outswindled
outswindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outswindle
outswinging
outswinging
adj
(cricket) Moving with outswing
(soccer) Moving so as to curve away from the goal or centre
Of or pertaining to doors or windows that open in the outwards direction.
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwardmost
outwardmost
adj
Farthest outward.
outwardness
outwardness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being outward.
(uncountable) The quality of being outward.
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
outweaponed
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwiggling
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwrestled
outwrestled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrestle
outwrestles
outwrestles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwrestle
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
outwringing
outwringing
verb
present participle of outwring
overwrought
overwrought
adj
Elaborate; overdone.
Excessively nervous, excited, tense, angry, anxious, or upset; overemotional; very uneasy.
polonnaruwa
powerhouses
powerhouses
noun
plural of powerhouse
pseudowhorl
pseudowhorl
noun
(botany) Any arrangement of tightly-packed leaves that is not an actual whorl
puttyblower
quoteworthy
quoteworthy
adj
Worthy of being quoted; quotable.
rewarehouse
rewarehouse
verb
(transitive) To move (goods) to another warehouse.
(transitive) To return (goods) to a warehouse.
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
roupingwife
rupturewort
rupturewort
noun
A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides), somewhat resembling burstwort.
A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
serieswound
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
slowmouthed
snowbrushes
snowbrushes
noun
plural of snowbrush
sorrowfully
sorrowfully
adv
In a sorrowful manner; with sorrow and regret.
southwardly
southwardly
adv
southwards, towards the south
southwester
southwester
noun
(more often sou'wester) A long raincoat, often worn at sea.
(more often sou'wester) A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain.
A strong wind blowing from the southwest.
sparrowbush
squawflower
strausstown
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
sulphurwort
sulphurwort
noun
the plant hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale)
summerwoods
superborrow
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
superpowers
superpowers
noun
plural of superpower
superweapon
superweapon
Noun
An extremely powerful weapon.
swingaround
thoroughwax
thoroughwax
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
The thoroughwort.
thoroughway
thoroughway
noun
A thoroughfare.
A way through, passageway.
thoughtways
thoughtways
noun
plural of thoughtway
throughgrow
throughknow
throughways
throughways
noun
plural of throughway
thunderwood
thunderworm
thunderworm
noun
A small burrowing snake-like lizard (Rhineura floridana) native to Florida.
thunderwort
troutflower
trumpetwood
trumpetwood
noun
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the nettle family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments.