A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
verb
To install a boardwalk over.
bowlegged
bowlegged
adj
Alternative spelling of bow-legged
bretwalda
bretwalda
noun
(historical) A title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th century onwards who had achieved overlordship of some or all of the other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
bridebowl
bridewell
bridewell
noun
(dated in Britain, Ireland, rare elsewhere) A small prison, or a police station that has cells.
broadwell
bugleweed
bugleweed
noun
Ajuga, a group of herbs used for ground cover; bugle
Any of the aromatic herbs in genus Lycopus, especially Lycopus virginicus, water horehound
bullweeds
bullweeds
noun
plural of bullweed
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
childward
childwife
childwite
childwold
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clearweed
clearweed
noun
A herb with a clear stem; the richweed.
cliffweed
cliffwood
clintwood
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.
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
coldwater
coldwater
adj
Characterized by the presence or use of cold water.
Located in or near cold ocean waters.
colicweed
colicweed
noun
Alternative form of colic weed
cotswolds
cotswolds
Proper noun
A range of limestone hills in West-central England
The area of England characterised by the Cotswolds
The area of the Cotswold Hills AONB
crowdedly
crowdedly
adv
In a crowded manner.
crownland
crownland
noun
(historical) In Austria-Hungary, any of the provinces, or largest administrative divisions of the monarchy.
dashwheel
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
deathblow
deathblow
noun
A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
delawares
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
demiworld
devilward
devilwise
devilwood
devilwood
noun
A tree (Cartrema americana, syn. Osmanthus americanus), allied to the European olive.
dewclawed
dewclawed
adj
Having dewclaws.
Having had dewclaws surgically removed.
deweylite
dewflower
dewlapped
dewlapped
adj
Having dewlaps (of a specified kind).
dewooling
dewooling
verb
present participle of dewool
disallows
disallows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disallow
disavowal
disavowal
noun
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).
disbowels
disbowels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disbowel
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
dishtowel
dishtowel
noun
A cloth or towel used to dry dishes.
dogwinkle
dorweiler
dowelling
dowelling
noun
(construction) A dowel.
The use of dowels in manufacture.
verb
present participle of dowel
dowerless
dowerless
adj
Lacking a dowry; dowryless.
downfalls
downfalls
noun
plural of downfall
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
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downhills
downhills
noun
plural of downhill
downlinks
downlinks
noun
plural of downlink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downlink
downloads
downloads
noun
plural of download
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of download
downlying
downlying
noun
(Scotland) The travail in childbirth.
The time of retiring to rest.
downplays
downplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
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
dowsabels
drawerful
drawerful
noun
A drawer filled with something, or a sufficient quantity of something to fill a drawer
drawglove
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
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.
drivewell
dronkelew
drunkelew
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
dwarfling
dwarfling
noun
A diminutive dwarf.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
dwindling
dwindling
adj
declining; growing less
noun
A gradual reduction to nothing.
verb
present participle of dwindle
eaglewood
eaglewood
noun
Synonym of agarwood
earlywood
earlywood
noun
wood formed in a tree relatively early in the season
edelweiss
edelweiss
noun
A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
elderwood
elderwood
noun
The wood of the elder tree.
elderwort
elderwort
noun
danewort
elfinwood
elfinwood
noun
krummholz
ellenwood
ellinwood
elsewards
elsewards
adv
Alternative form of elseward.
emboweled
englewood
enwheeled
enwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwheel
faldworth
fellowred
fellowred
Noun
Fellowship; company.
A company.
felonweed
felonwood
felonwood
noun
Synonym of felonwort (“Solanum dulcamara”)
fiddlebow
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
flatwoods
flatwoods
noun
plural of flatwood
fleetwood
fleetwood
Proper noun
A coastal town in Lancashire, England
flintwood
flintwood
noun
The very hard wood of the blackbutt tree.
floodwall
floodwall
noun
A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood
floodways
floodways
noun
plural of floodway
floodwood
floorward
floorward
adv
Toward the floor.
flowerbed
flowerbed
noun
A part of a garden or park where flowers are grown.
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
foreworld
forwardal
forwardal
noun
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
frowardly
frowardly
adv
in a froward manner
fullwords
glassweed
glendower
glidewort
goldwater
goodwills
goodwills
noun
plural of goodwill
goodwilly
goodwilly
adj
(obsolete or dialectal) Cordial; friendly; cheering.