(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.
dropworts
dropworts
noun
plural of dropwort
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gypsyweed
gypsyweed
noun
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
hempweeds
hempweeds
noun
plural of hempweed
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
passwords
passwords
noun
plural of password
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of password
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
pinewoods
pinewoods
noun
plural of pinewood
playdowns
playdowns
noun
plural of playdown
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowlands
plowlands
noun
plural of plowland
pokeweeds
pokeweeds
noun
plural of pokeweed
polewards
polewards
adj
Towards a pole.
pondweeds
pondweeds
noun
plural of pondweed
porkwoods
powderers
powderers
noun
plural of powderer
powderies
preshadow
preshowed
preshowed
verb
simple past tense of preshow
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
prowessed
prowessed
adj
(poetic, rare) Distinguished by prowess.
pulpwoods
pulpwoods
noun
plural of pulpwood
pushdowns
pushdowns
noun
plural of pushdown
sapanwood
sapanwood
noun
Alternative form of sappanwood
sheepweed
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
sideswipe
sideswipe
noun
A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
A catty or sarcastic remark.
verb
(transitive) To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
sidewiper
sleepward
sleepward
adv
toward sleep
snapweeds
snapweeds
noun
plural of snapweed
snowdrops
snowdrops
noun
plural of snowdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of snowdrop
spaceward
spaceward
adv
towards outer space
spadewise
spadewise
adv
(rare) In the style of a spade.
spadework
spadework
noun
(figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
Work done by digging with a spade.
spearwood
spearwood
noun
(Australia) The erect woody evergreen shrub Kunzea ericifolia, endemic to Western Australia.
(Australia) The eucalypt Eucalyptus doratoxylon.
(Australia) The flowering vine Pandorea doratoxylon.
(Australia) The shrub Acacia doratoxylon.
speedaway
speedaway
noun
A team game combining elements of soccer, American football, and basketball.
speedwalk
speedwalk
noun
A moving walkway.
verb
To take part in the sport of speedwalking.
To walk quickly.
speedways
speedways
noun
plural of speedway
speedwell
speedwell
noun
A plant of the genus Veronica
spelldown
spelldown
noun
A type of spelling bee in which participants sit down as they are eliminated.
spellword
spellword
noun
A word that acts as a magic spell.
spicewood
spicewood
noun
An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor.
spiderweb
spiderweb
noun
(figurative) Something that resembles a spider's web in being mesh-like, entrapping, or fragile.
The net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
verb
(transitive) To connect or cover as if with spiderwebs.
spikeweed
spireward
spireward
adv
Toward a spire.
spoolwood
spoolwood
noun
The wood of the paper birch (Betula papyrifera).
spoonwood
spoonwood
noun
Kalmia latifolia, the mountain laurel.
Trichilia havanensis, a Caribbean softwood.
spotswood
stampweed
steepdown
steepweed
stepdowns
sumpweeds
sumpweeds
noun
plural of sumpweed
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.
swampside
swampside
noun
The land lying alongside a swamp.
swampweed
swampweed
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Hygrophila.
Any weed that is found in, or commonly grows in, a swamp.
The plant Selliera radicans.
swampwood
swordplay
swordplay
noun
fighting with a sword
unspawned
unspawned
adj
Not having been spawned.
unswapped
unswapped
adj
Not swapped.
upswelled
upswelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of upswell
wampished
wampished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wampish
wardships
wardships
noun
plural of wardship
weedsport
whipcords
whipcords
noun
plural of whipcord
whipsawed
whipsawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whipsaw
whispered
whispered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whisper
windpipes
windpipes
noun
plural of windpipe
windscoop
windswept
windswept
adj
Exposed to the winds.
woodpiles
woodpiles
noun
plural of woodpile
woodspite
wordplays
wordplays
noun
plural of wordplay
wordspite
worshiped
worshiped
verb
(US) simple past tense and past participle of worship