(dated, possibly obsolete) Furbelowed; ornamented with frill.
belowground
belowground
adj
beneath the surface of the ground; underground
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
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
browbound
browbound
adj
crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem.
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
budgerow
budgerow
noun
(now historical) A large, slow-moving barge used in India.
budwood
budwood
noun
Short branch with buds prepared for grafting
budworm
budworm
noun
Any of various moth caterpillars.
budworms
budworms
noun
plural of budworm
budworth
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.
bumwood
burnwood
burrowed
burrowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burrow
burroweed
bushwood
buttonweed
buttonweed
noun
Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Diodella, of the madder family.
Centaurea spp., certain knapweeds
Oldenlandia uniflora, clustered bluet
Spermacoce, false buttonweeds.
buttonwood
buttonwood
noun
California sycamore or western sycamore (Platanus racemosa).
The American sycamore or American plane tree (Platanus occidentalis, family Platanaceae).
The mangrove tree (Conocarpus erectus, family Combretaceae) a tropical and subtropical species.
buttonwoods
buttonwoods
noun
plural of buttonwood
buttwood
buzzword
buzzword
noun
(derogatory) A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
buzzwords
buzzwords
noun
plural of buzzword
chowhound
chowhound
noun
(slang) A foodie or glutton.
cloudward
cloudward
adj
Synonym of upward
adv
Alternative form of cloudwards
cloudwards
cloudwards
adv
Towards the clouds; upwards
clubwood
cochurchwarden
cocuswood
cocuswood
noun
The dense hardwood of Brya ebenus, a Caribbean flowering tree.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
coughweed
countdown
countdown
noun
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
verb
(nonstandard) To count down.
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
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.
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
crudwort
cudwort
cumberworld
cumberworld
noun
(derogatory, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, is an encumbrance on the world; a useless person or thing.
curdwort
cussword
cussword
noun
Alternative form of cuss word
cusswords
cusswords
noun
plural of cussword
cutdown
cutdown
noun
(surgery) An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
A customized scooter with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away.
cutdowns
cutdowns
noun
plural of cutdown
dawsoniaceous
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
douw
downcourt
downcourt
adv
(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket
downcurve
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
downcut
downcut
verb
(geology) Deepen by erosion.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhaul
downhaul
noun
(nautical) Any rope used to haul down a sail or spar.
downhauls
downhauls
noun
plural of downhaul
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
downrush
downrush
noun
A rushing down.
verb
(intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downspout
downspout
noun
A vertical pipe or conduit that carries rainwater from the scupper, guttering of a building to a lower roof level, drain, ground or storm water runoff system.
downthrust
downturn
downturn
noun
A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline.
verb
To decline
To turn downwards
downturned
downturned
adj
turned downwards
downturns
downturns
noun
plural of downturn
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawout
drumwood
ducktown
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
dumbcow
dumbcow
verb
(India, archaic, transitive) To browbeat; to intimidate or cow.
dunlow
dunwoody
dunwoody
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States.
durwood
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
dutchtown
dutzow
enwound
enwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwind
equatorward
equatorward
adj
toward the equator
equatorwards
equatorwards
adv
Towards the equator.
europeward
ewound
fruitwood
fruitwood
noun
In orchard culture, the woody growth of the scion of any grafted fruit tree above the graft, as opposed to the rootstock, which is the part of the plant below the graft.
Particular branches or twigs in particular positions, or of particular types or ages, that may be expected to bear fruit in most types of orchard trees, since fruit is not borne randomly all over the tree.
The wood of any fruit tree, particularly hardwood from species such as pear and cherry, that is valued for furniture, woodcuts and other applications.
fuelwood
fuelwood
noun
wood grown or felled for use as commercial fuel
fullword
fullwords
furbelowed
furbelowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furbelow
furrowed
furrowed
adj
Marked with furrows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furrow
godawful
gourdworm
gourdworm
noun
(obsolete) A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke.
goutweed
goutweed
noun
A ground elder, Aegopodium podagraria.
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
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.
groundward
groundward
adv
Towards the ground.
groundwards
groundwards
adv
Towards the ground; groundward.
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
groundwave
groundwave
noun
(radio) A signal that propagates along the surface of the Earth.
groundway
groundway
noun
(shipbuilding) In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.
groundwood
groundwood
noun
(paper industry) Wood that has been mechanically ground for pulp or direct use to produce certain kinds of paper or board; mechanical pulp.
groundwoods
groundwoods
noun
plural of groundwood
groundwork
groundwork
noun
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
grouseward
grousewards
gumwood
gumwood
noun
Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Commidendrum.
gumwoods
gumwoods
noun
plural of gumwood
gundalow
gundalow
noun
A flat-bottomed cargo vessel once common in Maine and New England rivers.
gundelow
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
heartwounding
houseward
houseward
adv
Towards a house.
howund
hundredwork
huttonweed
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
inwound
inwound
adj
enwound
iwound
junglewood
katsuwonidae
kurthwood
laundryowner
laundryowner
noun
The owner of a laundry.
laundrywoman
laundrywoman
noun
A woman employed to wash clothes.
laundrywomen
laundrywomen
noun
plural of laundrywoman
laurelwood
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.