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.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
disentwined
disentwined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disentwine
disownments
disownments
noun
plural of disownment
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
downingtown
downpatrick
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downstaters
downstaters
noun
plural of downstater
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
downtowners
downtowners
noun
plural of downtowner
downtrended
downtrended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downtrend
downtrodden
downtrodden
adj
(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
Trodden down.
verb
past participle of downtrod
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
dwindlement
dwindlement
noun
The process of dwindling; gradual reduction to nothing.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
howardstown
interflowed
interflowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interflow
intertwined
intertwined
adj
(figurative) Inextricably related or relevant.
(literally) Twined or twisted together; entwined.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intertwine
interviewed
interviewed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interview
interwarred
interweaved
interweaved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interweave
interwinded
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
leonardtown
leonardtown
Proper noun
a town in Maryland, USA
maudlinwort
maudlinwort
noun
The oxeye daisy.
mdewakanton
midwinterly
netherwards
netherwards
adv
Synonym of netherward
netherworld
netherworld
noun
(by extension) A hidden, shadowy, or sinister subculture, such as that of organized crime.
Specifically, a location of punishment in the afterlife; a hell.
The locale of the spirit world or afterlife, whether deemed to be situated below the world of the living or not.
The place to which one's spirit descends upon death, conceived as below the surface of the earth.
northwardly
northwardly
adj
Having a northern direction.
adv
northwards, towards the north
norwestward
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outswindled
outswindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outswindle
outwardness
outwardness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being outward.
(uncountable) The quality of being outward.
outweaponed
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
pantherwood
pedricktown
reendowment
reendowment
noun
The act of endowing again.
reinwardtia
serpentwood
serpentwood
noun
The tree Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine.
standelwort
standerwort
standerwort
noun
Synonym of standergrass
stonewalled
stonewalled
adj
Surrounded or defined in size and shape by a wall of stone.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stonewall
stonewashed
stonewashed
adj
Of cloth or clothing, having been tumbled with stones in order to soften the fabric.
stowbordman
stowbordmen
switzerland
switzerland
Proper noun
sovereign country in south central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation.
tavernwards
thistledown
thistledown
noun
The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.
thorwaldsen
thunderwood
thunderworm
thunderworm
noun
A small burrowing snake-like lizard (Rhineura floridana) native to Florida.
thunderwort
tiddleywink
tiddleywink
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywink
tiddlywinks
tiddlywinks
noun
(figuratively) Especially in the form to play tiddlywinks: a meaningless or unimportant activity.
(tiddlywinks, also attributively) A competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed.
plural of tiddlywink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tiddlywink
townsendite
tradeswoman
tradeswoman
noun
A female skilled manual worker
tradeswomen
tradeswomen
noun
plural of tradeswoman
twaddlement
twaddlement
noun
twaddle; nonsense
twaddlingly
twaddlingly
adv
(rare) In a silly, weak manner.
twelvehynde
twofoldness
twofoldness
noun
The property of being twofold.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
undergrowth
undergrowth
noun
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
underwaists
underwarmth
underwaters
underwaters
noun
plural of underwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwater
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
underwitted
underwitted
adj
Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly.
underwriter
underwriter
noun
(finance) An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.
(insurance) A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
An entity assuming a financial risk.
underwrites
underwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of underwrite
unpathwayed
unpathwayed
adj
Without a path.
unsweetened
unsweetened
adj
Not sweetened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unsweeten
unsweltered
unsweltered
adj
Not sweltered.
unterwalden
unwarranted
unwarranted
adj
Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
Unjustified, inappropriate or undeserved.
unweathered
unweathered
adj
(chiefly of wood) not weathered or seasoned
unwieldiest
unwieldiest
adj
superlative form of unwieldy: most unwieldy
unwithdrawn
unwithdrawn
adj
Not withdrawn.
unwithstood
unwithstood
adj
Unopposed, not resisted.
unwitnessed
unwitnessed
adj
Not seen. Not witnessed
unwrestedly
ventralward
ventralward
adv
Alternative form of ventralwards
wainscotted
wainscotted
adj
Having a wainscot.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wainscot
waldsteinia
walnutshade
wanderlusts
wanderlusts
noun
plural of wanderlust
warrantedly
waterfinder
waterlander
weedingtime
westernised
westernised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of westernise
westernized
westernized
adj
Having been made culturally Western.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of westernize
westmorland
westmorland
Proper noun
A former county in the northwest of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria
whitehanded
whitehanded
adj
Alternative form of white-handed
whitsuntide
whitsuntide
Noun
The week beginning on Whitsunday.
The first three days of the week beginning on Whitsunday.
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
wilderments
wilderments
noun
plural of wilderment
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.
windcheater
windcheater
noun
(chiefly Britain) A heavy weatherproof jacket
windclothes
windlestrae
windlestrae
noun
(Scotland) Alternative form of windlestraw
windlestraw
windlestraw
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Apera spica-venti.
windowlight
windowlight
noun
Natural light that enters a building through the window.
winterbound
winterdykes
winterfeeds
winterfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winterfeed
wintertides
wintertides
noun
plural of wintertide
winterwards
winterwards
adv
Alternative form of winterward
withdrawing
withdrawing
noun
withdrawal
verb
present participle of withdraw
withholding
withholding
noun
The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.
verb
present participle of withhold
withindoors
withindoors
adv
Alternative form of within-doors
withinsides
withinsides
adv
Alternative form of withinside
withinwards
withstander
withstander
noun
A person who withstands or resists; an opponent.
wondercraft
wonderments
wonderments
noun
plural of wonderment
wondersmith
wondersmith
noun
A creator of wonderful things.
woodcutting
woodcutting
noun
The felling of trees, or the cutting of wood.
The process of making woodcuts.
woodturning
woodturning
noun
The craft of turning wood on a lathe to make useful or decorative objects.
writhedness
zenithwards
zenithwards
adv
Alternative form of zenithward
zinnwaldite
zinnwaldite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals, KLiFe²⁺Al(AlSi₃)O₁₀(F,OH)₂, of the mica group.