(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
avowedness
avowedness
noun
The state or quality of being avowed.
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
beadswoman
beadswoman
noun
A female beadsman.
beadswomen
beadswomen
noun
plural of beadswoman
beardstown
bedeswoman
bedeswoman
noun
Alternative form of beadswoman
bedeswomen
bedeswomen
noun
plural of bedeswoman
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
bodkinwise
bondswoman
bondswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
bondswomen
bondswomen
noun
plural of bondswoman
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
brownsdale
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
cowardness
cowardness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of cowardice
coxswained
coxswained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coxswain
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
daleswoman
daleswoman
noun
A female dalesman.
dallastown
darwinians
darwinians
noun
plural of darwinian
darwinists
dawnstreak
dewinesses
disavowing
disavowing
verb
present participle of disavow
discrowned
discrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discrown
disendowed
disendowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disendow
disendower
disendower
noun
One who disendows.
disentwine
disentwine
verb
(transitive) To free from being entwined or twisted; untwine
dishwiping
disownable
disownable
adj
Able to be disowned.
For which there is a penalty of being disowned.
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
dissweeten
diswashing
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
downgrades
downgrades
noun
plural of downgrade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downgrade
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
downsizing
downsizing
noun
(automotive) Reducing engine's capacity at same power or increasing engine's power without increasing capacity
An act in which a company downsizes or is downsized
miniaturization
verb
present participle of downsize
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.
downsteepy
downsteepy
adj
Having a great declivity.
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.
downsville
downswings
downswings
noun
plural of downswing
downthrust
downtrends
downtrends
noun
plural of downtrend
doylestown
doylestown
Proper noun
a village in Ohio, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
a village in Wisconsin, USA.
dragsawing
drawcansir
drawcansir
noun
(now rare) A blustering, bullying person; a braggart.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
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).
drowsiness
drowsiness
noun
State of being drowsy.
duniwassal
duniwassal
noun
A gentleman of the Scottish Highlands.
edwardsian
eiderdowns
eiderdowns
noun
plural of eiderdown
endowments
endowments
noun
plural of endowment
flandowser
flawedness
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
gowkedness
greensward
greensward
noun
A tract of land that is green with grass.
greenwoods
greenwoods
noun
plural of greenwood.
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsewing
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herdswomen
herdswomen
noun
plural of herdswoman
indentwise
indentwise
adv
Cut so that the two cut pieces fit together in an interlocking fashion, like a traditional indenture document.
inwardness
inwardness
noun
Earnestness; heartiness.
Familiarity; intimacy.
The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.
The internal or true state; the essential nature.
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
noun
(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
(US, by extension, proscribed) Any poisonous plant of the genus Datura.
knockdowns
knockdowns
noun
plural of knockdown
knowledges
knowledges
noun
plural of knowledg
plural of knowledge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knowledge
landowners
landowners
noun
plural of landowner
landswoman
lewdnesses
lewdnesses
noun
plural of lewdness
lowlanders
lowlanders
noun
plural of lowlander
midwestern
midwestern
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern
Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest
midwinters
midwinters
noun
plural of midwinter
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
miswording
miswording
noun
An instance of incorrect wording.
verb
present participle of misword
modesttown
mudminnows
mudminnows
noun
plural of mudminnow
nasalwards
nasalwards
adj
Toward the nose.
nassawadox
newmanised
newsdealer
newsdealer
noun
A person who sells newspapers etc.
newsreader
newsreader
noun
(computing) A program for reading and posting to newsgroups.
An anchorman in a news program, a news anchor, newscaster.
newsstands
newsstands
noun
plural of newsstand
newsvendor
newsvendor
noun
A person who runs a newsstand selling newspapers, magazines, etc.
nightwards
northwards
northwards
adv
northward; in a northerly direction
northwoods
oceanwards
oceanwards
adv
oceanward
onwardness
onwardness
noun
Progress; advancement.
outswindle
outswindle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swindling.
pandowdies
pandowdies
noun
plural of pandowdy
pineywoods
poisonweed
poisonwood
poisonwood
noun
Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol.
randomwise
randomwise
adj
(rare) random
adv
(rare) randomly
ravenswood
rawinsonde
rawinsonde
noun
A radiosonde whose position is tracked as it ascends to give wind speed and direction information.
roundworms
roundworms
noun
plural of roundworm
rowlandson
samnorwood
sandalwood
sandalwood
noun
Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands.
The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes.
sandalwort
sandalwort
noun
Synonym of sandalwood
sandflower
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
santalwood
santalwood
noun
Alternative form of sandalwood
sappanwood
sappanwood
noun
The wood of Caesalpinia sappan, a flowering tree in the legume family Fabaceae.
sateenwood
sateenwood
noun
Wood of Euxylophora paraensis.
satinwoods
satinwoods
noun
plural of satinwood
scowdering
scowdering
adj
(archaic) Burning.
shadowland
shadowland
noun
A shadowy or borderline area, where normal rules and boundaries do not apply
shakedowns
shakedowns
noun
plural of shakedown
shopwindow
shopwindow
noun
Alternative form of shop window
shrewdness
shrewdness
noun
An invented collective name for a group of apes.
The quality of being shrewd.
sidewinder
sidewinder
noun
(baseball, colloquial) A pitcher who throws sidearm.
(slang) A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
(slang, dated) A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
slovenwood
sneckdrawn
sneezeweed
sneezeweed
noun
(Australia) A plant of the genus Centipeda; either of the species Centipeda cunninghami or Centipeda minima, which induce sneezing and are known as a folk remedy for colds and allergic reactions.
(US) A plant of the genus Helenium, especially Helenium autumnale.
sneezewood
sneezewood
noun
The wood of a South African tree, Ptaeroxylon obliquum.
snowballed
snowballed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of snowball
snowbridge
snowcapped
snowcapped
adj
Alternative form of snow-capped
snowdonian
snowdrifts
snowdrifts
noun
plural of snowdrift
snowplowed
snowplowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of snowplow
spelldowns
spelldowns
noun
plural of spelldown
splashdown
splashdown
noun
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
splintwood
spongewood
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
sternwards
sternwards
adv
(nautical) Towards the stern
stewarding
stewarding
verb
present participle of steward
stewardson
stitchdown
strandward
stringwood
sunderwise
sundowning
sundowning
noun
(medicine, psychology, psychiatry) A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight.