(UK, ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
alsworth
aquashow
aquashow
noun
A spectacle consisting of underwater dance and gymnastics.
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
aswooned
avowries
avowries
noun
plural of avowry
awlworts
awlworts
noun
plural of awlwort
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
basswood
basswood
noun
(US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.
batfowls
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bawhorse
bawhorse
noun
Obsolete form of bathorse.
baywoods
beshadow
beshadow
verb
(transitive) To cast a shadow around, about, or over; overshadow.
bestowal
bestowal
noun
The act of bestowing.
blowcase
boatwise
boatwise
adv
In the manner of a boat.
bodewash
boleslaw
boneshaw
bookways
botswana
bowheads
bowheads
noun
plural of bowhead
bowstaff
bowstave
bowstave
noun
The stave of a bow, to which the string is attached.
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
browsage
carassow
carassow
noun
Archaic form of curassow.
casewood
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
caseworm
caseworm
noun
A worm or grub that makes a case for itself.
cashtown
casstown
choctaws
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).
cowbanes
cowbanes
noun
plural of cowbane
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowgrass
cowhages
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowshard
cowsharn
coxswain
coxswain
noun
(archaic) The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge.
(naval) A rank or position.
(rowing) The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers.
In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
verb
(transitive, intransative) To act as coxswain for.
coxwains
crossway
crossway
noun
(archaic) A crossroad.
crowbars
crowbars
noun
plural of crowbar
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crowbar
crowshay
curassow
curassow
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Nothocrax, Mitu, Pauxi, and Crax of the Cracidae family, limited to the Americas.
dagwoods
dagwoods
noun
plural of dagwood
dawsonia
dayglows
dayglows
noun
plural of dayglow
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
disallow
disallow
verb
(UK, law, historical) to overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council
To refuse to allow
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
disavows
disavows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disavow
doorways
doorways
noun
plural of doorway
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
dowagers
dowagers
noun
plural of dowager
downcast
downcast
adj
(of a person) Feeling despondent.
(of eyes) Looking downwards.
noun
(computing) A cast from supertype to subtype.
(mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
(obsolete) A melancholy look.
verb
(transitive, computing) To cast from supertype to subtype.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw down; to turn downward.
downsman
downwash
downwash
noun
The downward motion of air as a result of eddies behind a wing or chimney, etc.
downward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet, but especially by helicopter blades
dowsabel
drawstop
dworshak
earworms
earworms
noun
plural of earworm
eastwood
enshadow
enshadow
verb
(transitive) To cover with a shadow.
fanworts
fanworts
noun
plural of fanwort
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
footways
footways
noun
plural of footway
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
forswear
forswear
verb
(intransitive or reflexive) To commit perjury; to break an oath.
(transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
forwards
forwards
adj
(sometimes nonstandard) Synonym of forward.
adv
Synonym of forward (most senses).
noun
Plural of forward.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forward.
forwaste
forwaste
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To use up; exhaust; render emaciated or feeble; spend wastefully.
(transitive, obsolete) To waste; waste completely; lay waste to; desolate.
gasworks
gasworks
noun
A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and coke.
godwards
godwards
adv
towards God
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
gownsman
gownsman
noun
(archaic) A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
haskwort
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
hoistway
hoistway
noun
An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
horseway
horseway
noun
A crude road for travellers on horseback, or for horses in an underground mine.
howgates
jawbones
jawbones
noun
plural of jawbone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jawbone
jaworski
kapowsin
korsakow
kowalski
kurosawa
ladysnow
lawbooks
lawbooks
noun
plural of lawbook
lawsonia
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
longjaws
longways
longways
adv
(manner) Lengthwise, in the longer direction.
lowballs
lowballs
noun
plural of lowball
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lowball
lowlands
lowlands
noun
plural of lowland
madworts
madworts
noun
plural of madwort
malsworn
mansworn
mansworn
verb
past participle of manswear
mastwood
mastwood
noun
The evergreen plant Calophyllum inophyllum.
miswoman
mostwhat
mostwhat
adv
(obsolete) mostly; for the most part
mowstead
newsboat
newsboat
noun
(historical) A boat used to relay news from one place to another.
norwards
norwards
adv
Archaic form of northwards.
nowadays
nowadays
adv
At the present time; in the current era.
offwards
oldsquaw
oldsquaw
noun
(no longer official, deprecated, now possibly offensive) Clangula hyemalis, the long-tailed duck, a medium-sized seaduck.
orleways
outbawls
outbawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbawl
outdraws
outdraws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdraw
outfawns
outfawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfawn
outgnaws
outgnaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgnaw
outsware
outswarm
outswarm
verb
(transitive) To swarm in greater numbers than.
outswear
outswear
verb
(transitive) To swear (use vulgar or profane language) more frequently or powerfully than.
outwaits
outwaits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwait
outwalks
outwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwalk
outwards
outwards
adv
(obsolete) Outwardly; (merely) on the surface.
From the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
outwaste
outwaste
noun
A remote wasteland.
The infrastructure for the removal of waste material.
Waste or detritus left behind (e.g. by a glacier)
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To waste entirely.
outwears
outwears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwear
ovalwise
overawes
overawes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overawe
oversway
oversway
verb
(obsolete) To hold sway over; to have power or dominion over, to rule, govern.
To cause (someone, someone's thoughts or intentions etc.) to go in a particular direction; to influence.
To overpower, overwhelm.
To overrule.
overwash
overwash
noun
The flow of water and sediment over the crest of a beach that does not directly return to the water body.
verb
(intransitive) To become flooded.
(transitive) To wash too much or too often.
owlglass
owlshead
password
password
noun
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
verb
(computing, transitive) To protect with a password.
pawnshop
pawnshop
noun
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
plaistow
playstow
playstow
noun
(UK dialectal) A place for play; playground.
postward
postward
adv
Toward the winning post in a race.
ragworts
ragworts
noun
plural of ragwort
rainbows
rainbows
noun
plural of rainbow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rainbow
rawbones
restowal
roadshow
roadshow
noun
(film) The showing of a film in selected cinemas prior to its general release.
A show that travels from place to place.
verb
(transitive) To show in various places as part of a travelling excursion.
roadways
roadways
noun
plural of roadway
roadwise
roadwise
adj
(not comparable) Arranged or classified by road.
Accustomed to travel on roads.
rollways
rollways
noun
plural of rollway
ropeways
ropeways
noun
plural of ropeway
roselawn
rosewall
roseways
rowboats
rowboats
noun
plural of rowboat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rowboat
sadowski
sagewood
sagewood
noun
The shrub Buddleja salviifolia.
sagoweer
salework
salework
noun
(obsolete, historical) Goods made for general sale (as opposed to goods made specially to order).