(commerce) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, differing by country.
(engineering) A planned deviation between an exact dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension.
(horse racing) A permitted reduction in the weight that a racehorse must carry.
(minting) A permissible deviation in the fineness and weight of coins, owing to the difficulty in securing exact conformity to the standard prescribed by law.
(obsolete) Approval; approbation.
(obsolete) License; indulgence.
A child's allowance; pocket money.
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
Acknowledgment.
An amount, portion, or share that is allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose
Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting
verb
(transitive) To put upon a fixed allowance (especially of provisions and drink).
(transitive) To supply in a fixed and limited quantity.
almswomen
almswomen
noun
plural of almswoman
alpenglow
alpenglow
noun
A rosy or reddish glow seen during sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains, especially snow-covered mountains on the opposite side of the sun.
anglewing
anglewing
noun
Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
answerers
answerers
noun
plural of answerer
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
antiwedge
antiwhite
antiwhite
adj
Hostile to white people or white culture.
antwerpen
anywhence
anywhence
adv
(formal, now rare) From anywhere.
anywheres
anywheres
adv
(US, nonstandard, slang or dialectal) anywhere
anywither
anywither
adv
Archaic form of anywhither.
archwench
askewness
askewness
noun
The quality of being askew.
awakeners
awakeners
noun
plural of awakener
awakening
awakening
adj
Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
awardment
awardment
noun
The giving of an award; something awarded.
awareness
awareness
noun
The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
The state or quality of being aware of something.
awfulness
awfulness
noun
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
awunctive
baconweed
baconweed
noun
Synonym of pigweed (“the plant Chenopodium album”)
bandsawed
bandsawed
verb
simple past tense of bandsaw
bangweulu
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
beclowned
beclowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclown
bedewoman
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beewinged
behowling
behowling
verb
present participle of behowl
bellowing
bellowing
noun
The sound produced when someone or something bellows
verb
present participle of bellow
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
bentwoods
bentwoods
noun
plural of bentwood
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
besweeten
besweeten
verb
(literary, rare) Sublimely sweeten.
bewailing
bewailing
noun
The act of one who bewails something.
verb
present participle of bewail
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bewigging
bewigging
verb
present participle of bewig
beworming
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
bindweeds
bindweeds
noun
plural of bindweed
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
blindweed
blowiness
boatowner
boatowner
noun
Someone who owns a boat
bondwomen
bondwomen
noun
plural of bondwoman
bowedness
bowedness
noun
Quality of being bowed.
bowelling
bowelling
verb
present participle of bowel
bowerston
boyertown
brainwave
brainwave
noun
A sudden idea, understanding, or inspiration; a brainstorm
Any of many rhythmic fluctuations of electric potential between parts of the brain, especially those seen on an electroencephalogram
brandwein
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
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.
brentwood
brentwood
Proper noun
a town in Essex, England.
a town in New Hampshire, USA
brewerton
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.
brokenbow
browniest
browniest
adj
superlative form of browny: most browny
brownness
brownness
noun
The state or quality of being brown.
brownnose
brownnose
noun
(figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.
verb
To flatter someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner, and to support their every opinion.
brownweed
brucetown
burntweed
buttwomen
byrewoman
byrlawmen
bytownite
bytownite
noun
(mineralogy) A plagioclase feldspar, the fifth member of the Albite-Anorthite solid solution series. Bytownite is rare, and normally occurs in small grains in lime-rich igneous rocks. Clear pale yellow crystals have come from Mexico and Oregon.
candyweed
canewares
canewares
noun
plural of caneware
canoewood
canoewood
noun
The wood of the tree Liriodendron tulipifera.
catalowne
cedartown
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
chengchow
chenoweth
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
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
clewiston
closedown
closedown
noun
(radio, television) The point when a radio or television station shuts down transmission and goes off the air for a predetermined period, as used to happen overnight.
closewing
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
cordewane
cotwinned
cowinners
cowinners
noun
plural of cowinner
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
cowtongue
crownless
crownless
adj
Without a crown.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crownment
crownment
noun
(obsolete) The act of crowning; coronation.
crowstone
crowstone
noun
(UK, dialect) Ganister, a kind of sandstone.
curfewing
daneweeds
daneworts
daneworts
noun
plural of danewort
darwinite
darwinize
darwinize
Verb
To cause to conform to Darwinism.
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
decrowned
decrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decrown
dewanship
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
dinwiddie
dinwiddie
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA
disendows
disendows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disendow
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
dogwinkle
dowdiness
dowdiness
noun
The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.
dowelling
dowelling
noun
(construction) A dowel.
The use of dowels in manufacture.
verb
present participle of dowel
downbeard
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downcomer
downcomer
noun
A large external pipe in a water-tube boiler, carrying unheated water from the steam drum down to the water drum as part of the circulation path.
A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
downcomes
downcomes
noun
plural of downcome
downcried
downcurve
downfield
downfield
adj
(chemistry) Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal
(sports) Toward the defending team's end of the playing field
adv
Towards the lower part of a field
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.
downgyved
downgyved
adj
(poetic, obsolete) Alternative form of down-gyved
downiness
downiness
noun
The quality of being downy.
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
downriver
downriver
adj
Closer to the mouth of a river
adv
Travelling in the direction of the river current.
downshare
downshore
downsized
downsized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downsize
downsizes
downsizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downsize
downslide
downslide
noun
A slide downward; a worsening.
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downstate
downstate
adj
(US) Of the southern section of a state.
adv
(US) To the southern section of a state.
noun
(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
downtrend
downtrend
noun
Any gradual movement towards a lower state or value.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a downward trend.
downweigh
downweigh
verb
(transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
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.
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.
drawnness
drawnness
noun
The quality of being drawn.
dronkelew
drunkelew
dusenwind
dwarfness
dwarfness
noun
The quality of being a dwarf, or unusually small specimen.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
eagletown
eatontown
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
edwardean
edwardian
edwardian
Adjective
Of the period in British history from circa 1900 to 1910, when ruled the British Empire.