A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
dewanship
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downslope
downslope
adj
in a direction down a slope
adv
down a slope
noun
a descent or declivity
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
drawpoint
enwrapped
enwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
inwrapped
inwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
pigwidgin
pinewoods
pinewoods
noun
plural of pinewood
plainward
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
pondweeds
pondweeds
noun
plural of pondweed
portadown
portadown
Proper noun
A town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
prewarned
prewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewarn
prewonder
prowarden
pushdowns
pushdowns
noun
plural of pushdown
sapanwood
sapanwood
noun
Alternative form of sappanwood
snapweeds
snapweeds
noun
plural of snapweed
snowdrops
snowdrops
noun
plural of snowdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowdrop
spelldown
spelldown
noun
A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated.
spoonwood
spoonwood
noun
Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel.
Trichilia havanensis, a Caribbean softwood.
steepdown
stepdowns
swampland
swampland
noun
(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
(uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.
underwarp
underwrap
underwrap
noun
(fishing) An optional wrap that goes under the guide wrap on a fishing rod.
(medicine) A lightweight foam that is applied to the skin to reduce irritation before wrapping with supportive tape.
(medicine) A sheath that surrounds a limb and which is used under a cast.
(sewing) The portion of a garment that is overlapped by another portion, such as the hidden part of a wrap skirt or the edge that holds buttons which is hidden when a garment is buttoned up.
An undergarment that consists of a cloth wrapped around the body.
verb
To provide with a wrapping that will subsequently be covered or wrapped by something else.
To provide with an underwrap.
To provide with insufficient wrappings.
To underlap.
To wrap such that the wrapping does not go all the way to the edge.