(South Africa, historical) A member of a class of poor white people who were permitted to inhabit shanties on the property of well-to-do Boers in return for semifeudal payments.
blowiron
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bonewort
bowering
bowering
verb
present participle of bower
bowerman
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
brinklow
bronwood
browband
browband
noun
A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal's brow.
A band of metal, part of a (person's) helmet or crown, which covers the brow.
Part of a horse's bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other ear, preventing the bridle from sliding down.
brownell
brownest
brownest
adj
superlative form of brown: most brown
brownian
brownian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Brownian.
brownier
brownier
adj
comparative form of browny: more browny
brownies
brownies
noun
plural of brownie
browning
browning
noun
(Jamaica, countable) A brown-skinned person.
(masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.
Any of various preparations used to impart a brown colour to gravy, leather, etc.
The act or operation of giving a brown colour, as to gun barrels, cooked food, etc.
verb
present participle of brown
brownish
brownish
adj
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
brownist
brownist
Noun
One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.
Noun
An and follower of (1540–1633).
brownlee
brownley
brownout
brownout
noun
(Philippines, some other countries) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
brownson
brownton
browntop
browntop
noun
Brachiaria ramosa (browntop millet)
Common bent (Agrostis capillaris)
Microstegium spp.
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
burnwood
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
careworn
careworn
adj
Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
cawnpore
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
clownery
clownery
noun
The behaviour of a clown; clownishness, tomfoolery.
clowring
cordwain
cordwain
noun
A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
cornrows
cornrows
noun
plural of cornrow
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
cowering
cowering
verb
present participle of cower
cowinner
cowinner
noun
A joint winner; somebody who is declared a winner along with somebody else.
cowsharn
crowding
crowding
noun
The act by which somebody is crowded.
verb
present participle of crowd
crowners
crowners
noun
plural of crowner
crownets
crownets
noun
plural of crownet
crowning
crowning
adj
Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
noun
(obstetrics) The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.
A coronation.
The act of one who crowns (in various senses).
verb
present participle of crown
crownlet
crownlet
noun
(poetic) A coronet.
danewort
danewort
noun
A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
decrowns
decrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrown
discrown
discrown
verb
(transitive) To remove the crown from; thus, to deprive of royal status.
dowering
dowering
verb
present participle of dower
downbear
downbear
verb
(transitive) To bear or press down (on); press upon; depress; subdue.
(transitive) To bear, bring or carry down.
(transitive) To lessen; reduce.
downlier
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
downrush
downrush
noun
A rushing down.
verb
(intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
downtrod
downtrod
adj
(archaic or poetic) downtrodden; abused by superior power
verb
to oppress, suppress, exploit, persecute, step down on; put down; denigrate, subjugate
downturn
downturn
noun
A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.
verb
To decline
To turn downwards
downward
downward
adj
Located at a lower level.
Moving, sloping or oriented downward.
adv
At a lower level.
Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
southward
downwarp
downwarp
noun
(geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward
drawdown
drawdown
noun
(US, military, law, in particular) The withdrawal of weapons, ammunition and other supplies from US stocks, and provision of it to another nation.
(banking) The process of a bank releasing previously agreed loan amount to the borrower, hence making it available for them to use.
(economics) (A measure of) the decline from a historical peak in some economic or financial variable.
(finance) The borrowing of funds from a financial institution, under the terms of a credit agreement.
A lowering in water level, as in a well or a reservoir.
The act of reduction or depletion (including through withdrawal or utilization).
The result of reduction, utilization, or depletion.
drawknot
drownded
drownded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of drownd
drowners
drowners
noun
plural of drowner
drowning
drowning
noun
An instance of a person or animal being drowned.
An instance of a person or animal drowning.
verb
present participle of drown
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
embrowns
embrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of embrown
endowers
endowers
noun
plural of endower
enflower
enflower
verb
(transitive, poetic) To cover or deck with flowers.
enfurrow
ensorrow
enworthy
fanworts
fanworts
noun
plural of fanwort
farmtown
farmtown
noun
A farmhouse, farmyard and associated buildings
fencerow
fencerow
noun
The land adjacent to a fence
fernwood
fernwort
footworn
footworn
adj
Wearied in the feet; footsore.
Worn or eroded by the feet.
fordwine
fordwine
Verb
To fade away; waste away; decay; dwindle; wither; vanish.
foredawn
foredawn
noun
The time just before dawn.
verb
To anticipate dawning or emerging.
foreknew
foreknew
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreknow
foreknow
foreknow
verb
To have knowledge of beforehand.
forenews
forewarn
forewarn
verb
To warn in advance.
foreween
forewent
forewent
verb
simple past tense of forego
forewind
forewind
noun
A favourable wind.
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
foreworn
foreworn
adj
(archaic) worn out; wasted; used up.
forgrown
forgrown
verb
past participle of forgrow
forsworn
forsworn
adj
Having lied under oath; perjured.
verb
past participle of forswear
forweend
forwoden
freetown
freetown
Proper noun
The capital city of Sierra Leone
frowners
frowners
noun
plural of frowner
frownful
frownful
adj
Frowning; scowling
frowning
frowning
noun
The act of giving a frown.
verb
present participle of frown
gnatworm
gnatworm
noun
The aquatic larva of a gnat.
graytown
grondwet
growling
growling
adj
Producing a growl.
noun
(jazz) The technique of producing a low-pitched growling or rumbling sound on a wind instrument.
A sustained instance of growls or guttural noises.
verb
present participle of growl
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
habrowne
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworm
hangworm
hawthorn
hawthorn
noun
Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches
heronsew
heronsew
noun
(now dialectal) A heron (originally specifically when small or young).
honewort
honewort
noun
A perennial plant, Cryptotaenia canadensis, sometimes cultivated as a vegetable.
A small European plant, Trinia glauca, once thought to be a remedy for swellings.
horntown
hornweed
hornwood
hornwork
hornwork
noun
A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them.
hornworm
hornworm
noun
A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process.
Some moths in the genus Manduca of the hawk moth family Sphingidae.
hornwort
hornwort
noun
A bryophyte with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a sporophyte stage shaped like a horn.
imbrowns
imbrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrown
inchworm
inchworm
noun
The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
verb
To crawl or creep slowly.
To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
ingrowth
ingrowth
noun
(medicine) Growth inwards.
interrow
interrow
adj
Between rows, especially rows of crops.
intersow
intersow
verb
To sow a plant species between rows of a crop
ironware
ironware
noun
Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the like.
ironweed
ironweed
noun
Any of certain species of the genus Vernonia of forbs and shrubs.
(uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
ironwort
ironwort
noun
A herb of several species in the genus Sideritis, formerly believed to heal sword cuts.
Galeopsis ladanum, red hemp-nettle.
jawboner
jawboner
noun
One who jawbones, or attempts to persuade.
kirktown
knitwork
knitwork
noun
knitted material; a knitted object
knotwork
knotwork
noun
A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot
An object composed of or using knots.
Work involving the tying of knots.
knotwort
knotwort
noun
A small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum (coral necklace).
lindworm
lindworm
noun
A draconic creature, similar to a wyvern.
A wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
linework
linework
noun
(art) The technique of drawing lines.
lingwort
linkwork
linkwork
noun
A fabric made from linked pieces of metal.
A mechanism of linked components.
loanword
loanword
noun
A word directly taken into one language from another one with little or no translation.
longword
longword
noun
(computing) A type of unsigned integer variable that is longer than a word (specific number of bits depends upon architecture)
longwork
longwort
lowering
lowering
adj
(of sky or environment) Dark and menacing.
Lurking, skulking, menacing.
That lowers or frowns.
noun
Alternative form of louring.
The act of something being lowered.
verb
present participle of lower
lowrance
lungworm
lungworm
noun
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.
lungwort
lungwort
noun
Any of various European plants, of the genus Pulmonaria (family Boraginaceae), that were once used to treat respiratory disorders.
Helleborus niger (family Ranunculaceae, black lungwort)
Hieracium murorum (in family Asteraceae, French lungwort or golden lungwort)
Lobaria pulmonaria, syn. Stichta pulmonacea, (in family Lobariaceae, lungwort lichen, lung lichen, tree lungwort)
Mertensia maritima (sea lungwort)
Mertensia virginica (American lungwort, lungwort oysterleaf, smooth lungwort, tree lungwort)
Verbascum thapsus (in family Scrophulariaceae, bullock's lungwort, cow's lungwort or clown's lungwort)
malsworn
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.