(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
bellowsful
bellowsful
noun
Enough to fill a bellows.
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
beowulf
beowulf
Proper noun
An Anglo-Saxon personal name, usually with reference to the hero of an Old English epic poem, or to the poem itself.
blauwbok
blauwbok
noun
The bluebuck (extinct mammal).
blountstown
blowgun
blowgun
noun
A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowout
blowout
noun
(Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
(geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
(slang) A large or extravagant meal.
(slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
(slang) An argument; an altercation.
(slang, sports) A sporting contest that is decidedly one-sided and whose outcome is no longer in doubt.
A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
blowouts
blowouts
noun
plural of blowout
blowtube
blowtube
noun
(rare) A blowgun.
A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.).
blowtubes
blowtubes
noun
plural of blowtube
blowup
blowup
noun
(photography) An enlargement
An explosion, or violent outburst
blowups
blowups
noun
plural of blowup
bluegown
bluegown
Noun
One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars, in Scotland, who received certain alms every year on the king's birthday, including a blue gown.
bluewood
bluewood
noun
(uncountable) Wood of Haematoxylon campechianum.
A tree of species Haematoxylon campechianum.
Condalia spp., especially Condalia hookeri (syn. Condalia obovata).
bluewoods
bluewoods
noun
plural of bluewood
blushwort
blushwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.
boguslawsky
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
boullework
bourlaw
boutwell
bowieful
bowlful
bowlful
Noun
As much as is held by a bowl.
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
bowlus
bubblebow
buglewort
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
buhlworks
bulawayo
bulawayo
Proper noun
the second-largest city in Zimbabwe.
bullamacow
bulletwood
bulletwood
noun
A flowering tree, Spanish cherry or medlar (Mimusops elengi), whose flowers are used in Thai herbal medicine.
A tropical hardwood tree, Manilkara bidentata, grown commercially in Puerto Rico.
The timber of this tree.
bullflower
bullswool
bullswool
noun
(euphemistic) bullshit; nonsense
bullwork
bullwort
bullwort
noun
A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
bulow
bultow
bultow
noun
A trawl; a boulter.
The mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bungalow
bungalow
noun
A single-storey house, typically with rooms all on one level, or sometimes also with upper rooms set into the roof space.
A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
butterflower
buttonwillow
buttonwillow
noun
(US) A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
catawampously
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
cauliflower
cauliflower
noun
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant.
The swelling of a cauliflower ear.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) swell up like a cauliflower ear.
cauliflowers
cauliflowers
noun
plural of cauliflower
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
clubfellow
clubfellow
noun
A fellow member of a club.
clubwoman
clubwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who is a member of a club.
clubwomen
clubwomen
noun
plural of clubwoman
clubwood
colossuswise
columnwise
columnwise
adj
By columns; one column at a time.
councilwoman
councilwoman
noun
A female member of a council, especially a city council; now often replaced by gender-neutral councilor (British, councillor).
councilwomen
councilwomen
noun
plural of councilwoman
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
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
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterwall
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
cullowhee
culverwort
culverwort
noun
The columbine Aquilegia vulgaris.
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
cushionflower
doublewidth
doubleword
doubleword
noun
(computing) An area of storage double the size of the word in a particular system; in 32-bit architecture, this is equal to four bytes.
doublewords
doublewords
noun
plural of doubleword
downhaul
downhaul
noun
(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
dunlow
elbowbush
flourtown
flowerful
flowerful
adj
(poetic) flowery, abundant in flowers.
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
followup
followup
noun
Alternative spelling of follow-up
frownful
frownful
adj
Frowning; scowling
fuelwood
fuelwood
noun
wood grown or felled for use as commercial fuel
fullgrownness
fullword
fullwords
furbelow
furbelow
noun
A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.
A small, showy ornamentation.
verb
(transitive) To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.
furbelowed
furbelowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furbelow
furbelowing
furbelowing
verb
present participle of furbelow
furbelows
furbelows
noun
plural of furbelow
furrowless
furrowless
adj
Without furrows.
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
godawful
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
groundflower
groundswell
groundswell
noun
(by extension) A broadly-based shifting of public opinion.
(nautical, surfing) A broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
groundswells
groundswells
noun
plural of groundswell
groundwall
groundwall
noun
A wall as foundation; a foundation.
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
gumflower
gundalow
gundalow
noun
A flat-bottomed cargo vessel once common in Maine and New England rivers.
gundelow
helewou
hounslow
hounslow
Proper noun
a town in west London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
housewifeliness
housewifeliness
noun
The quality of being housewifely.
housewifelinesses
housewifely
housewifely
adj
Befitting a housewife.
hulwort
hummelstown
hurlbarrow
hurlow
jewelhouse
jewelhouse
noun
A building where jewels are stored.
juliustown
julyflower
juneflower
junglewood
kunkletown
lacquerwork
lacquerwork
noun
Artistic or decorative work made with lacquer.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
laughlintown
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
laundryowner
laundryowner
noun
The owner of a laundry.
laundrywoman
laundrywoman
noun
A woman employed to wash clothes.
laundrywomen
laundrywomen
noun
plural of laundrywoman
laurelwood
lawcourt
lawcourt
noun
Alternative form of law court
laweour
leeuwenhoek
leeuwfontein
loungewears
lousewort
lousewort
noun
Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.
louverwork
lubow
lucknow
lucknow
Proper noun
State capital of Uttar Pradesh (India).
ludlow
ludlow
Adjective
Of a geologic epoch within the Silurian period from about 423 to 419 million years ago; marked by the appearance of the millipedes.
Proper noun
A town in Shropshire, England.
The Ludlow epoch.
ludowici
ludwog
lugworm
lugworm
noun
black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)
especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
lugworms
lugworms
noun
plural of lugworm
lungflower
lungworm
lungworm
noun
Any of the diverse species of nematode worms that are parasitic to mammalian lungs, principally found in the superfamilies Metastrongylidae and Trichostrongyloidea in order Strongylida.