(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bellowsmaking
belowstairs
belowstairs
adv
Alternative form of below stairs.
blairstown
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
boswellia
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
boswelliana
bowdlerisation
bowdlerisation
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerising; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
bowdlerizations
bowdlerizations
noun
plural of bowdlerization
bowmansville
brailowsky
brazilwoods
brazilwoods
noun
plural of brazilwood
bronislaw
brownistical
browsability
browsability
noun
The quality or state of being browsable.
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
cogswellia
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cornwallis
cornwallises
cowansville
cowardliness
cowardliness
noun
A cowardly action.
The characteristic of being cowardly.
crawfordsville
daffadowndillies
daffadowndillies
noun
plural of daffadowndilly
daffodowndillies
daffodowndillies
noun
plural of daffodowndilly
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.
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disallow
disallow
verb
(UK, law, historical) to overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council
To refuse to allow
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper
disallowable
disallowable
adj
Able to be disallowed.
Not allowable; not to be suffered or permitted; which should not be allowed.
disallowableness
disallowance
disallowance
noun
(law, politics) A power a higher level authority has to disallow particular legislation of the lower level jurisdiction; such as a federal government disallowing state/provincial legislation, or the crown disallowing federal legislation.
The action of not allowing, or of withdrawing allowance.
disallowances
disallowances
noun
plural of disallowance
disallowed
disallowed
adj
forbidden
invalid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disallow
disallowing
disallowing
verb
present participle of disallow
disallows
disallows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disallow
disavowable
disavowable
adj
Capable of being disavowed.
disavowal
disavowal
noun
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).
disavowals
disavowals
noun
plural of disavowal
disavowedly
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
dollarwise
dollarwise
adv
(US) In terms of money; financially.
dovetailwise
downscaling
downscaling
noun
The act by which something is downscaled; a reduction in size or numbers.
verb
present participle of downscale
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
fallowist
fallowist
noun
One who favors the practice of fallowing land.
gabrilowitsch
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
glassblowing
glassblowing
noun
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
glassblowings
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
headlongwise
imlaystown
kilowatts
kilowatts
noun
plural of kilowatt
kowalewski
kowalski
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
landownings
landownings
noun
plural of landowning
larbowlines
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lawsonia
lawsonite
lawsonite
noun
A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻
lawsonville
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
lowmansville
lutoslawski
malinowski
malinowskite
manifoldwise
marlowish
marlowism
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misallowance
misallowance
noun
A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
mortalwise
nonoutlawries
oilways
oilways
noun
plural of oilway
olympianwise
outlawries
outlawries
noun
plural of outlawry
ovalwise
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
phosphowolframic
pillowcase
pillowcase
noun
A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plaistow
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praisworthily
rawlinson
reswallowing
reswallowing
verb
present participle of reswallow
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sallowing
sallowing
verb
present participle of sallow
sallowish
sallowish
adj
Slightly sallow.
satinflower
satinflower
noun
(Australia) The flannel flower, Actinotus helianthi
(South Africa) Plants in the genus Geissorhiza.
A species of blue-eyed grass, Olsynium douglasii (syn. Sisyrhinchium douglasii)
A wildflower native to the western US and British Columbia, Clarkia amoena (syn. Godetia grandiflora).
Chickweed, Stellaria media
Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea
The related Sisyrinchium striatum.
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
shadowily
shadowily
adv
In a shadowy manner.
shadowishly
shadowishly
adv
In a shadowish manner.
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shallowbrain
shallowbrained
shallowing
shallowing
noun
The act of becoming shallower.
verb
present participle of shallow
shallowish
shallowish
adj
Somewhat shallow.
shallowist
shoalwise
shoalwise
adv
In or as a shoal.
silkwoman
silkwoman
noun
A female dealer in silk.
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
snailfishessnailflower
snailflower
snailflower
noun
Cochliasanthus caracalla, a leguminous vine of South and Central America, whose fragrant flowers have a distinctive curled shape.
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
sordawalite
sparrowbill
sparrowbill
noun
Alternative form of sparable (“kind of nail”)
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
sparrowtail
stanislawow
starbowlines
starbowlines
noun
plural of starbowline
stonewalling
stonewalling
noun
A refusal to answer or to cooperate.
verb
present participle of stonewall
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
sulfowolframic
sulphowolframic
swallowing
swallowing
noun
The act of swallowing.
verb
present participle of swallow
swallowlike
swallowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swallow (the bird).
swallowling
swallowling
noun
A young swallow.
swallowpipe
swallowtail
swallowtail
noun
A type of tailcoat with two long tapering tails.ᵂᵖ
Any of various butterflies of the family Papilionidae, many of which have a long extension to each hindwing.
Anything, such as a burgee, of a similar forked shape.
The forked tail of a swallow.
swallowtailed
swallowtailed
adj
Having a forked tail like a swallow's.
swallowtails
swallowtails
noun
plural of swallowtail
swordtail
swordtail
noun
Any of various papilionid butterflies that have a long sword-like projection from the tornal section of each hindwing.
One of many species of freshwater fish, in genus Xiphophorus, others of which are called platyfish.
tableclothwise
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
tailorwise
tailorwise
adv
With the legs crossed in front of one and the ankles on the ground.
tallowberries
tallowberries
noun
plural of tallowberry
tallowiness
tallowiness
noun
The state or condition of being tallowy (especially as a taint in dairy products).