simple past tense and past participle of allowance
allowances
allowances
noun
plural of allowance
anchorwise
andrewsite
andrewsite
noun
(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angleworms
angleworms
noun
plural of angleworm
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
answerable
answerable
adj
(archaic) Correspondent, in accordance; comparable (to).
(now rare) Proportionate; commensurate in amount; suitable.
(of a question) Able to be answered.
(rare, of an argument) Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.
Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible.
answerably
answerably
adv
In a corresponding manner; correspondingly.
In suitable proportion; proportionately.
answerless
answerless
adj
Having or producing no answer.
Not capable of being answered; unanswerable.
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antipewism
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
arrowstone
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
auburntown
avowedness
avowedness
noun
The state or quality of being avowed.
awakenable
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awakenment
awakenment
noun
An awakening.
awaynesses
awlessness
awlessness
noun
Archaic form of awelessness.
backwinded
bakerstown
bamangwato
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
baptistown
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
battletown
beaconwise
beaconwise
adv
Like a beacon; in the manner of a beacon.
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
beavertown
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
bellowsman
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewearying
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
birnamwood
blairstown
blawenburg
blendwater
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
boswellian
boswellian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of
bowdoinham
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
brainpower
brainpower
noun
Intelligent people considered as a group.
Mental ability; intelligence.
brainwater
brandywine
brandywine
noun
(archaic) brandy
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
brawniness
brawniness
noun
The state of being brawny or having brawn.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
brownsdale
buchenwald
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
byeworkman
callowness
callowness
noun
The condition of being callow; immaturity.
cancerweed
cancerweed
noun
Lyreleaf sage or wild sage (Salvia lyrata).
Rattlesnake root (Prenanthes alba, now Nabulus spp.)
cancerwort
cancerwort
noun
(obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
Linaria vulgaris, the common toadflax.
candlewick
candlewick
noun
A soft cotton yarn that gives a tufted pattern to embroidery
The thread used to make the wicks of candles
candlewood
candlewood
noun
Dacryodes excelsa, a tree native to Puerto Rico.
Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus, a medium-sized evergreen tree indigenous to South Africa.
cankerweed
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
chinawoman
chinawoman
noun
(obsolete) A female dealer in porcelain.
chontawood
clanfellow
clanfellow
noun
A fellow member of a clan.
clanswoman
clanswoman
noun
a female member of a clan.
clanswomen
clanswomen
noun
plural of clanswoman
clewgarnet
coachwoman
coachwoman
noun
A woman who drives a horse-drawn coach; a female coach driver.
commonweal
commonweal
noun
(obsolete or archaic) The common good; public wellbeing or prosperity
The body politic; republic
contraflow
contraflow
noun
An abnormal state of a road or motorway where the traffic temporarily travels in the opposite direction to normal, usually as a result of repair work or an accident.
Flow in the opposite direction to normal.
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
cordwainer
cordwainer
noun
(countable) A member of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, a livery company.
(countable) A shoemaker.
(countable) A worker in cordwain.
A leather from Córdoba.
cornerways
cornerways
Adverb
Diagonally.
cornwallis
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
cowanesque
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
coxwaining
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
crownation
crownbeard
crownbeard
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Verbesina.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
dairywoman
dairywoman
noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
dallastown
daneflower
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinical
darwinists
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
dawnstreak
delawarean
delawarean
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, Delaware or its culture.
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Delaware in the United States of America.
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
dinnerware
dinnerware
noun
The dishes used for serving dinner.
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
diswashing
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
downfallen
downfallen
adj
(figurative) Having undergone a defeat, or been ousted from a position of authority.
Fallen down.
crestfallen, depressed, down in the dumps.
verb
past participle of downfall.
downgraded
downgraded
adj
Whose rating, status etc has been reduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downgrade
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downheaded
downloaded
downloaded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of download
downplayed
downplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downplay
downstairs
downstairs
adj
Located on a lower floor.
adv
(figurative) In or to hell.
Living, stepping, or coming down the stairs.
noun
(slang, euphemistic) The genitalia.
The lower floor of a house, at ground level; especially the servants’ quarters.
downstater
downstater
noun
A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
downstream
downstream
adj
(biology) Towards the 3′ end of a DNA molecule.
(computer networking) In the direction from the server to the client.
(metaphoric) Occurring later than something else; (also, usually, especially) influenced by something else; being a consequence of something else.
Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.
adv
Following the path of a river or stream
verb
To stream downward.
downwardly
downwardly
adv
In a downward direction
draftwoman
draftwoman
noun
Alternative form of draftswoman
dragonwort
dragonwort
noun
A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.
dragsawing
drawboring
drawboring
verb
present participle of drawbore
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawfiling
drawfiling
noun
The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise instead of lengthwise.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
earwigging
earwigging
noun
An attempt to influence by persistent confidential argument or talk.
verb
present participle of earwig
earwitness
earwitness
noun
A witness who gives evidence of what he or she has heard. [from 16th c.]
verb
To hear an event directly.
eatanswill
edwardsian
elderwoman
enamelware
enamelware
noun
Articles coated with decorative enamel
Cooking utensils that have a corrosion resistant layer of enamel fused to the surface