Common bistort (Bistorta officinalis, syn. Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.
aforeward
afterward
afterward
adv
(US) Alternative form of afterwards
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
againward
againward
adv
(obsolete) Back again.
antiworld
antiworld
noun
(astrophysics) A hypothetical world constructed from antimatter.
arrowhead
arrowhead
noun
(symbol) The pointed part of an arrow.
(weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
arrowweed
arrowwood
arrowwood
noun
(US) Any of several species of genus Viburnum of eastern North America and other viburnums that have naturalized in North America.
awardable
awardable
adj
Capable of being awarded.
awardment
awardment
noun
The giving of an award; something awarded.
awkwarder
awkwarder
adj
comparative form of awkward: more awkward
awkwardly
awkwardly
adv
In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
backsword
backsword
noun
(UK, dated) A stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements.
(UK, dated) The game in which the stick is used.
A sword with one sharp edge.
backwards
backwards
adj
Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
baldcrown
bardstown
bardstown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA
bawdstrot
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
bearwoods
becowards
becrawled
becrawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of becrawl
bedstraws
bedstraws
noun
plural of bedstraw
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
bedwarmer
bedwarmer
noun
(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
bewearied
bewrapped
bewrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bewrap
bewrathed
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
boardwalk
boardwalk
noun
A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bookwards
braidwood
brainward
brainwood
brandwein
brantwood
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
briarwood
briarwood
noun
A pipe made from briarwood.
A small forest of briars.
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
The wood of the briar-root, commonly used to make tobacco pipes.
bridewain
bridewain
noun
(historical, archaic or dialectal) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
bridgeway
broadview
broadways
broadways
noun
plural of broadway
broadwell
broadwife
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
browbands
browbands
noun
plural of browband
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
byrewards
careywood
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.
cedartown
cedarware
cedarware
noun
Articles made from cedar.
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
childward
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
cordewane
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
crazyweed
crazyweed
noun
locoweed
crownband
crownland
crownland
noun
(historical) In Austria-Hungary, any of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy.
dameworts
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
darwinian
darwinian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinian.
darwinism
darwinism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinism.
darwinist
darwinist
Noun
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
darwinite
darwinize
darwinize
Verb
To cause to conform to Darwinism.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
dayworker
dayworker
noun
An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
dearworth
dearworth
adj
(obsolete) Precious, valuable; beloved.
deathward
deathward
adj
which leads toward death
adv
toward death
deathworm
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
delawares
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
devilward
dewatered
dewatered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dewater
dewaterer
dewaterer
noun
A machine for removing water.
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
downbeard
downdraft
downdraft
noun
(meteorology, American spelling) A strong, downward air current; an air pocket or air hole.
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
downshare
downstair
downstair
adj
(dated) downstairs
downwards
downwards
adv
Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.
drawbacks
drawbacks
noun
plural of drawback
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawboard
drawbored
drawbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of drawbore
drawbores
drawbores
noun
plural of drawbore
drawdowns
drawdowns
noun
plural of drawdown
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
drawglove
drawhorse
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
drawnness
drawnness
noun
The quality of being drawn.
drawnwork
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
drawpoint
drawshave
drawshave
noun
A drawing knife.
drawsheet
drawsheet
noun
Alternative form of draw sheet
drawtongs
drawtubes
drawtubes
noun
plural of drawtube
dreamwise
driveaway
driveaway
noun
(Australia, vehicle sales) Sale price including all dealer fees, and all legally required fees such as registration and insurance.
(US, Canada) A variation of car rental in which the driver contracts to deliver the vehicle to a specified location.
driveways
driveways
noun
plural of driveway
duckwater
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwayberry
earlywood
earlywood
noun
wood formed in a tree relatively early in the season
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
earwigged
earwigged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of earwig
eastwards
eastwards
adv
eastward.
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
edgewater
edwardean
edwardian
edwardian
Adjective
Of the period in British history from circa 1900 to 1910, when ruled the British Empire.
edwardine
edwardsia
elsewards
elsewards
adv
Alternative form of elseward.
enfroward
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
faldworth
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
floorward
floorward
adv
Toward the floor.
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwander
forwander
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To wander until weary; wander far and wide.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To weary with wandering; cause to wander until weary.
forwardal
forwardal
noun
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwarded
forwarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forward
forwarder
forwarder
adj
Comparative form of forward: more forward.
noun
One who, or that which, forwards something to another destination.