A large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.
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.
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
caterwaul
caterwaul
noun
A noisy quarrel.
A yowling.
verb
(intransitive) To cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
(intransitive) To have a noisy argument, like cats.
cedartown
cedarware
cedarware
noun
Articles made from cedar.
cedarwood
cedarwood
noun
The wood of the cedar tree.
cellarway
cellarway
noun
A passage leading to a cellar.
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
charmwise
charwoman
charwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
childward
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
churchway
churchway
noun
A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
classwork
classwork
noun
That part of a scholar's work that is done in class.
claywares
claywares
noun
plural of clayware
clearview
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
coachwork
coachwork
noun
The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
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.
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
coralwort
coralwort
noun
A parasitic plant of certain species of genus Lathraea (family Orobanchaceae).
A plant now classified in the genus Cardamine (family Brassicaceae), formerly in the obsolete genus Dentaria.
cordewane
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
coswearer
cotterway
cowardice
cowardice
noun
Lack of courage.
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
crawberry
crawfoots
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
crawlways
crawlways
noun
plural of crawlway
crazyweed
crazyweed
noun
locoweed
creamware
creamware
noun
(ceramics) Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
crosswalk
crosswalk
noun
(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
(databases) A mapping between equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
verb
(databases) To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
crossways
crossways
adv
transversely; crosswise
noun
plural of crossway
crowheart
crownband
crownland
crownland
noun
(historical) In Austria-Hungary, any of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy.
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
curassows
curassows
noun
plural of curassow
currawang
currawang
noun
Alternative form of currawong (“Australian bird”)
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
czarowitz
czarowitz
noun
Archaic form of tsarevich.
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
eachwhere
eachwhere
adv
(obsolete) Everywhere.
earflower
earlywood
earlywood
noun
wood formed in a tree relatively early in the season
earthwall
earthward
earthward
adj
Towards or in the direction of the Earth.
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
earthworm
earthworm
noun
(figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.
A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
A worm that lives in the ground.
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
entryways
entryways
noun
plural of entryway
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
enwreathe
enwreathe
verb
Alternative form of inwreathe
eyewaiter
eyewaters
eyewaters
noun
plural of eyewater
fairwater
fairwater
noun
(nautical) A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
faldworth
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fanflower
fanflower
noun
A plant in the genus Scaevola.
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farewells
farewells
noun
plural of farewell
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fiberware
fibreware
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
firewater
firewater
noun
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.
High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.