(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
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.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
arrowstone
auburntown
bakerstown
bannerwise
bannerwise
adv
In the manner of a banner or flag.
barrenwort
barrenwort
noun
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
beardstown
beavertown
becrawling
becrawling
verb
present participle of becrawl
becrowding
becrowding
verb
present participle of becrowd
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bewearying
beworrying
beworrying
verb
present participle of beworry
bewrapping
bewrapping
verb
present participle of bewrap
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
birnamwood
blairstown
blawenburg
blendwater
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
boneflower
bordentown
bowerwoman
bowerwoman
noun
(historical) A female servant who waits upon a lady in her bedroom.
bowldering
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
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
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bronzewing
bronzewing
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genera Henicophaps and Phaps in the pigeon family, found in Australasia.
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
brownfield
brownfield
adj
(software engineering) Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems.
noun
(often attributive) A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing
browniness
browniness
noun
brownishness
brownistic
brownnoser
brownnoser
noun
Alternative spelling of brown noser (one who flatters others in an obsequious manner.)
brownprint
brownsboro
brownsburg
brownsdale
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
brownstone
brownstone
noun
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
brownstown
brownville
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
byeworkman
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.
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.
cementwork
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
centerwise
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
clewgarnet
clowneries
clowneries
noun
plural of clownery
coneflower
coneflower
noun
Any of certain species of genus Isopogon, in order Proteales, principally of temperate Australia
Any of several similar flowering plants of tribe Heliantheae in order Asterales, in genera Dracopis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia, and Ratibida, that have a cone-shaped disk of florets.
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
copperwing
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.
cornerwise
cornerwise
adv
Diagonally.
cornflower
cornflower
adj
Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.
noun
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Cornflower blue.
corngrower
cornwallis
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
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.
crownpiece
crownpiece
noun
A strap in the bridle that goes over the horse's head just behind the animal's ears.
crunchweed
czernowitz
dairywoman
dairywoman
noun
A woman who works in a dairy, or who delivers dairy products.
dairywomen
dairywomen
noun
plural of dairywoman
daneflower
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinical
darwinists
dawnstreak
decrowning
decrowning
verb
present participle of decrown
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.
demiwivern
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.
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
disendower
disendower
noun
One who disendows.
donkeywork
donkeywork
noun
Alternative form of donkey work
downcrying
downcurved
downcurved
adj
curved downwards
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
downgrowth
downgrowth
noun
A downward growth
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
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.
downstreet
downstreet
adv
Toward the lower part of a street.
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downthrown
downthrown
adj
(geology) Having, or being, a downthrow
downthrust
downtowner
downtowner
noun
Someone from downtown
downtrends
downtrends
noun
plural of downtrend
downturned
downturned
adj
turned downwards
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
drowningly
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
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.
edwardsian
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
eisenhower
elderwoman
elderwomen
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
embowering
embowering
verb
present participle of embower
embrowning
embrowning
verb
present participle of embrown
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
enamelware
enamelware
noun
Articles coated with decorative enamel
Cooking utensils that have a corrosion resistant layer of enamel fused to the surface