A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
clapperclaw
clapperclaw
verb
(obsolete) To abuse with words; to revile; to scold.
(obsolete) To fight and scratch.
classfellow
classfellow
noun
(dated or India) classmate
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
coachwright
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
cocksparrow
codswallops
commonweals
commonweals
noun
plural of commonweal
coralflower
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
coursewares
coursewares
noun
plural of courseware
cowansville
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
coxswaining
coxswaining
verb
present participle of coxswain
crackleware
crackleware
noun
Articles made with a crackle glaze.
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawdaddies
crawdaddies
noun
plural of crawdaddy
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crawleyroot
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cromwellian
cromwellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell, his ideas or policies
Noun
A partisan of Oliver Cromwell
crossbowman
crossbowman
noun
Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow.
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crystalwort
crystalwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Riccia.
currantworm
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
dawsonville
dawsonville
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
an unincorporated community in Maryland, USA.
an unincorporated community in Missouri, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Brunswick, Canada.
a railway town in Kenya.
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
deckswabber
deurwaarder
diamondwise
diamondwise
adj
Oriented like a diamond.
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
dinnerwares
dinnerwares
noun
plural of dinnerware
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disavowable
disavowable
adj
Capable of being disavowed.
disavowance
disavowance
noun
(obsolete) disavowal
disavowedly
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
dishwashers
dishwashers
noun
plural of dishwasher
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
distalwards
distalwards
adv
Alternative form of distalward
diswarrened
diswarrened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diswarren
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
dorsalwards
dorsalwards
adv
Towards the dorsal region
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downfalling
downfalling
adj
falling downward
noun
A downfall.
An act of falling downward.
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downhanging
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
downloading
downloading
verb
present participle and gerund of download
downpatrick
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
downstaters
downstaters
noun
plural of downstater
draftswoman
draftswoman
noun
A woman employed in making drawings.
A woman exceptionally skilled in drawing.
drainageway
drainageway
noun
A route or course along which water moves or may move to drain a region.
drawability
drawability
noun
The quality or degree of being drawable.
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
dreamworlds
dreamworlds
noun
plural of dreamworld
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
duniewassal
dwarfnesses
earthenware
earthenware
noun
(ceramics, often attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
edwardsburg
edwardsport
eichwaldite
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
enamelwares
enamelwares
noun
plural of enamelware
entranceway
entranceway
noun
Something that provides access to an entrance; an entryway
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
farweltered
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
flameflower
flameflower
noun
Any of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus Talinum.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
flowcharted
flyswatters
flyswatters
noun
plural of flyswatter
foamflowers
foamflowers
noun
plural of foamflower
footwarmers
footwarmers
noun
plural of footwarmer
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
forestwards
forestwards
adv
Towards a forest.
foresweared
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
francestown
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freshwaters
freshwaters
noun
plural of freshwater
frowardness
frowardness
noun
The quality of being froward.
gallowglass
gallowglass
noun
(historical) A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland and Scottish Highlands from the mid 13th century to the end of the 16th century.
gallowsness
gallowsness
noun
(slang, rare, archaic) recklessness
gallowsward
gallowsward
adv
Toward the gallows.
gardenwards
gardenwards
adv
Towards a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gentianwort
gentlewoman
gentlewoman
noun
(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
(historical) A woman of the nobility.
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
gimbaljawed
gimberjawed
glassblower
glassblower
noun
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glenwillard
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
gospelwards
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
graniteware
graniteware
noun
Ironware that has been coated with a layer of vitreous enamel with a swirled or speckled pattern resembling granite.