Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bartholomewtide
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bewilderment
bewilderment
noun
A confusing or perplexing situation.
The state of being bewildered.
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
beworming
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
birnamwood
bitterworm
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
borowolframic
bowdlerism
bowdlerism
noun
A policy of bowdlerization, or censorship by removing what is considered indecent.
bowermaiden
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
brownism
brownism
Proper noun
The political ideology attributed to the former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, characterised by, among other things, allegedly prudent economics.
The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine.
Proper noun
The beliefs of the Brownists, or followers of
combwright
disembower
dombrowski
dumbwaiter
dumbwaiter
noun
(obsolete) A lazy Susan.
(obsolete) A table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.
A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
gimberjawed
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
imbower
imbower
verb
Archaic form of embower.
imbowered
imbowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbower
imbowering
imbowering
verb
present participle of imbower
imbowers
imbowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbower
imbrown
imbrown
verb
Archaic spelling of embrown.
imbrowned
imbrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrown
imbrowning
imbrowning
verb
present participle of imbrown
imbrowns
imbrowns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imbrown
jimberjaw
jimberjawed
jobbernowlism
lowbrowism
lowbrowism
noun
lowbrow attitudes and policies generally
micawber
micawber
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Micawber; a person of modest income or background who remains optimistic that their situation will improve.
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microbrewer
microbrewer
noun
The person or company that operates a microbrewery.
microbrewers
microbrewers
noun
plural of microbrewer
microbrewery
microbrewery
noun
A small commercial brewery, often one serving a single pub at which it is physically located; in the United States, often used to indicate a brewery that produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer annually.
microbrewing
microbrewing
noun
Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
microwavable
microwavable
adj
suitable for heating in a microwave oven; said of food and non-food items, especially containers.
microweber
microweber
noun
A unit equal to one millionth of a weber.
middlebrow
middlebrow
adj
(derogatory) Neither highbrow or lowbrow, but somewhere in between.
noun
A person or thing that is neither highbrow nor lowbrow, but in between.
middlebrowism
middlebrowism
noun
middlebrow attitudes generally
middlebrows
middlebrows
noun
plural of middlebrow
milliweber
milliweber
noun
A unit of magnetic flux, one thousandth of a weber.
mindblower
mindblower
noun
(slang) Anything mind-blowing.
mindblowers
mindblowers
noun
plural of mindblower
misbrew
misbrew
verb
To brew incorrectly.
problemwise
rombowline
rombowline
noun
(nautical) Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in chafing gear.
rumbowline
rumbowline
noun
Alternative form of rombowline
rumbowling
sawtimber
sawtimber
noun
Wood cut from trees that is suitable for processing as sawlogs.
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
snowmobiler
snowmobiler
noun
A person who operates a snowmobile.
snowmobilers
snowmobilers
noun
plural of snowmobiler
swampberries
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swedenborgism
thimbleflower
timberwood
timberwork
timberwork
noun
Work made of timbers.
timberworks
timberworks
noun
plural of timberwork
timberwright
timberwright
noun
A worker in wood, especially timber or lumber.
tribeswoman
tribeswoman
noun
A female member of a tribe.
tribeswomen
tribeswomen
noun
plural of tribeswoman
tumblerwise
umbrellawise
umbrellawise
adv
In the manner of an expanding umbrella; spreading out radially.
unblameworthiness
unimbowered
unimbrowned
wamblier
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
whimberry
whimberry
noun
(dialectal) The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
whimbrel
whimbrel
noun
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
whimbrels
whimbrels
noun
plural of whimbrel
whiskbroom
whiskbroom
noun
A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.