(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
andrewartha
answeringly
answeringly
adv
In a way that answers; so as to answer; in reply.
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwelfare
antiwelfare
adj
Opposed to welfare (financial aid offered by a government).
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
arkansawyer
arkansawyer
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
attenweiler
awarenesses
awarenesses
noun
plural of awareness
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
bargainwise
becowarding
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
beggarwoman
beggarwoman
noun
A female beggar.
belchertown
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
bestrewment
bewildering
bewildering
adj
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
noun
gerund of bewilder: bewilderment.
verb
present participle of bewilder
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bhubaneswar
bhubaneswar
Proper noun
State capital of Odisha, India.
bowermaiden
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
brainworker
brawnedness
brawnedness
noun
The state or quality of being brawned.
breadwinner
breadwinner
noun
The primary income-earner in a household.
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
brownfields
brownfields
noun
plural of brownfield
brownnesses
brownnesses
noun
plural of brownness
brownnosers
brownnosers
noun
plural of brownnoser
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
brownshirts
brownshirts
noun
plural of brownshirt
brownstones
brownstones
noun
plural of brownstone
brownsville
brownsville
Proper noun
The name of many places in the United States of America:
a former settlement in California.
an unincorporated community in California.
a CDP in Florida.
an unincorporated community in Florida.
a ghost town in Illinois. It was the former county seat.
an unincorporated community in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky
an unincorporated community and CDP in Louisiana.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Maryland.
a small city in Minnesota.
an unincorporated community in Mississippi.
a neighbourhood in New York City.
a CDP in Ohio.
a city in Oregon.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
an unincorporated community in South Dakota.
a city in Tennessee
a city in Texas
an unincorporated community in Vermont.
an unincorporated community in Washington.
an unincorporated community in West Virginia.
a village in Wisconsin.
a former community in British Columbia, Canada.
a community in Ontario, Canada.
a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
burrowstown
burrowstown
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A town that is a burgh.
butterwoman
butterwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who makes or sells butter.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
camerawoman
camerawoman
noun
A woman who operates any kind of camera.
camerawomen
camerawomen
noun
plural of camerawoman
candlepower
candlepower
noun
(dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
carpetwoven
carrolltown
ceilingward
ceilingward
adj
Facing or directed toward the ceiling.
adv
Toward the ceiling.
cellarwoman
cellarwoman
noun
A female cellarman.
changewater
charlestown
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chestertown
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
clergywoman
clergywoman
noun
A woman belonging to a clergyman's family.
An ordained (female) Christian minister; a female member of the clergy.
clergywomen
clergywomen
noun
plural of clergywoman
coawareness
coawareness
noun
Joint awareness; the condition of being aware with, or of, somebody else.
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
coforeknown
coneflowers
coneflowers
noun
plural of coneflower
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
copplecrown
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cordwainers
cordwainers
noun
plural of cordwainer
cordwainery
cordwainery
noun
shoemaking
cornflowers
cornflowers
noun
plural of cornflower
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
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.
crossbowmen
crossbowmen
noun
plural of crossbowman
crowbarring
crowbarring
verb
present participle of crowbar
crowdedness
crowdedness
noun
The state or quality of being crowded.
crownsville
currantworm
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
deflowering
deflowering
noun
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
present participle of deflower
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
dinnerwares
dinnerwares
noun
plural of dinnerware
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
disendowers
disendowers
noun
plural of disendower
diswarrened
diswarrened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diswarren
donkeyworks
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downgrading
downgrading
noun
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
present participle of downgrade
downhearted
downhearted
adj
Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
downpatrick
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downstaters
downstaters
noun
plural of downstater
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
downtowners
downtowners
noun
plural of downtowner
downtrended
downtrended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downtrend
downtrodden
downtrodden
adj
(figuratively) Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated.
Trodden down.
verb
past participle of downtrod
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.
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drunkenwise
dwarfnesses
earthenware
earthenware
noun
(ceramics, often attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
embowerment
embowerment
noun
An enclosure like a bower.
The act of enclosing something in a bower (a shady, leafy shelter or recess).
empowerment
empowerment
noun
(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
enamelwares
enamelwares
noun
plural of enamelware
encrownment
enflowering
enflowering
verb
present participle of enflower
entranceway
entranceway
noun
Something that provides access to an entrance; an entryway
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
everywhence
everywhence
adv
(rare, archaic or poetic) from everywhere, all over
farawayness
farawayness
noun
The state of being faraway
farewelling
farewelling
verb
present participle of farewell
featherwing
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.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flowcontrol
flowerfence
floweriness
floweriness
noun
The quality of being flowery.
forebowline
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewinning
forewritten
forewritten
adj
Written beforehand or in advance.
verb
past participle of forewrite
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
freewriting
freewriting
noun
A prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic.