A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
agalwood
agalwood
noun
Alternative form of agarwood
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
allowing
allowing
verb
present participle of allow
aloewood
alsworth
alyworth
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
arrowlet
arrowlet
noun
A small arrow.
avowable
avowable
adj
Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence.
avowably
avowably
adv
In an avowable manner.
avowedly
avowedly
adv
With open acknowledgment, declaration or verification.
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
backblow
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
bailwood
balewort
ballgown
ballgown
noun
A formal gown to be worn by women to balls and similar social events.
verb
(intransitive, UK, live action role-playing games) To roleplay romance as part of a roleplaying game.
bangalow
bangalow
noun
bangalow palm
batfowls
beclowns
beclowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beclown
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
behallow
behallow
verb
(transitive) To make holy; consecrate; sanctify; hallow completely.
behowled
behowled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of behowl
bellowed
bellowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bellow
bellower
bellower
noun
(obsolete, colloquial) A town crier.
One who bellows.
bellwood
bellwort
bellwort
noun
Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Uvularia, that have yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Any of various plants in the Campanulaceae family.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
betallow
betallow
verb
(transitive) To cover with tallow.
billowed
billowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of billow
blaewort
blauwbok
blauwbok
noun
The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
bloodwit
bloodwit
noun
Alternative form of bloodwite
blowback
blowback
noun
(computing) Synonym of backscatter.
(firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward to extract the fired cartridge, chamber another cartridge, and cock the hammer.
(rail transport) On a steam locomotive, the reversal of exhaust gases when the regulator is closed without using the blower.
(slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker's mouth).
An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action.
blowball
blowball
noun
The downy seed head of a dandelion, a dandelion clock.
blowcase
blowcock
blowdown
blowdown
noun
(aviation) The action of aerodynamic forces to tend to cause a deflected control surface to return to its neutral position, or prevent the surface from deflecting past a certain point.
(chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure.
(forestry) Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap.
(industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhole
blowhole
noun
(computer hardware) A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly.
(geology) A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled.
(geology) A vent for the escape of steam or other gas.
(marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
(metallurgy) An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product.
verb
(metallurgy, transitive, intransitive) To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity.
blowiest
blowiest
adj
superlative form of blowy: most blowy
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
blowiron
blowjobs
blowjobs
noun
plural of blowjob
blowlamp
blowlamp
noun
A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
blowline
blowoffs
blowoffs
noun
plural of blowoff
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
blowsier
blowsier
adj
comparative form of blowsy: more blowsy
blowsily
blowsily
adv
In a blowsy manner.
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
blowzier
blowzier
adj
comparative form of blowzy: more blowzy
blowzily
blowzily
adv
Alternative spelling of blowsily
blowzing
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluewood
bluewood
noun
(uncountable) Wood of Haematoxylon campechianum.
A tree of species Haematoxylon campechianum.
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
bobowler
bobowler
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete, Black Country) A large moth.
boildown
boildown
noun
The process of boiling something down; concentration by means of evaporation.
boleslaw
boleweed
bolewort
bollworm
bollworm
noun
The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
boltwork
bothwell
boutwell
bowbells
bowdrill
boweling
bowelled
bowelled
adj
Having bowels; hollow.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowel
bowerlet
bowerlet
noun
A little bower.
bowieful
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
bowlders
bowlders
noun
plural of bowlder
bowldery
bowldery
adj
Archaic form of bouldery.
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
bowlines
bowlines
noun
plural of bowline
bowlings
bowllike
bowllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bowl.
brigalow
brigalow
noun
Any of various Australian acacia trees, especially Acacia harpophylla of New South Wales and Queensland.
brinklow
browless
browless
adj
(obsolete) Without shame.
Without a brow or eyebrows.
brownell
brownlee
brownley
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
bulawayo
bulawayo
Proper noun
the second-largest city in Zimbabwe.
bullwork
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
bungalow
bungalow
noun
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
calloway
callower
callower
adj
comparative form of callow: more callow
cheswold
chlodwig
clamworm
clamworm
noun
Alternative form of clam worm
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
clogwood
clogwood
noun
The wood (typically alder) used for making clogs.
clotweed
clotweed
noun
cocklebur
clowders
clowders
noun
plural of clowder
clownade
clownage
clownage
noun
(obsolete) The behaviour or manners of a clown or rustic.
clownery
clownery
noun
The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
clowning
clowning
noun
Clownish behaviour.
verb
present participle of clown
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clowring
clubwood
coalwood
cobewail
cogswell
cogweels
cogwheel
cogwheel
noun
(attributive) Something behaving in a jerky manner similar to a a cogwheel, e.g. cogwheel respiration as a side effect of hyperbaric medicine.
A gear wheel.
cohdwell
cokewold
coldslaw
coldslaw
noun
Archaic form of coleslaw.
coleslaw
coleslaw
noun
A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
colewort
colewort
noun
A plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head used for food, such as kale.
coltwood
coolweed
coolwort
cornwall
cornwall
Proper noun
A maritime county of England, forming its south-western extremity, bordered by Devon in the east.
the country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England, consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly
A town in Connecticut
A town in New York
A city in Ontario
A borough in Pennsylvania
A town in Prince Edward Island
A town in Vermont
cornwell
cotswold
cotswold
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Cotswolds range of hills.
A style of traditional Morris dancing originating from the Cotswolds area of England.
Noun
A sheep of a certain breed with long wool, formerly common in the English counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester.
Proper noun
a local government district in Gloucestershire, England.
cowardly
cowardly
adj
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
adv
(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.
cowbells
cowbells
noun
plural of cowbell
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowflops
cowflops
noun
plural of cowflop
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
cowleech
cowleech
noun
(obsolete) One who heals disease of cows; a cow doctor.
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
cowlings
cowlings
noun
plural of cowling
cowplops
cowplops
noun
plural of cowplop
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
cromwell
cromwell
Proper noun
from any of several placenames.
Oliver Cromwell, English military leader, politician, and dictator, or his son Richard Cromwell.
cropwell
croswell
crowbell
crowbill
crowbill
noun
(surgery) A kind of forceps for extracting bullets etc. from wounds.
A bec de corbin.
crownlet
crownlet
noun
(poetic) A coronet.
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
dayglows
dayglows
noun
plural of dayglow
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
dellslow
demiwolf
demiwolf
noun
(archaic) A mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf.
dewooled
dewooled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dewool
dilltown
dilworth
disallow
disallow
verb
(UK, law, historical) to overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council