(mineralogy, historical) A now-discredited mineral, reported in Cornwall and later shown to be a mixture of hentschelite and rockbridgeite, with minor chalcosiderite.
angwantibo
angwantibo
noun
Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antipewism
anywhither
anywhither
adv
(rare) To (in the direction of) anywhere.
arrowstone
aslantwise
aslantwise
adv
aslant; in a slanting orientation
auburntown
awakenment
awakenment
noun
An awakening.
bakerstown
bamangwato
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
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
beardstown
beavertown
bennetweed
bestowment
bestowment
noun
Something, such as an honour, that is bestowed.
The act of bestowing or conferring something, especially an honour; bestowal
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
betweenity
betweenity
noun
An object or area located between two things.
The state of being between two things.
bewailment
bewailment
noun
The act of bewailing.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewrayment
bewrayment
noun
The act or process of bewraying; betrayal
blairstown
blendwater
boatswains
boatswains
noun
plural of boatswain
bordentown
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
brainwater
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.
browbeaten
browbeaten
adj
intimidated or subjugated
verb
past participle of browbeat
brownistic
brownprint
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
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.
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.
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
cementwork
centerward
centerward
adv
Toward the center.
centerwise
chontawood
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
clewgarnet
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
cottontown
cottonweed
cottonweed
noun
Any of several unrelated plants that have downy heads
especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
cottonwood
cottonwood
noun
A flowering shrub or tree, the cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus), in the mallow family.
A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
A tree, Ceiba pentandra, native to the American tropics and west Africa; silk-cotton tree.
Populus sect. Aigeiros, a taxonomic section of the poplar genus
countdowns
countdowns
noun
plural of countdown
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
crownation
czernowitz
dallastown
darwinists
dawnstreak
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
disentwine
disentwine
verb
(transitive) To free from being entwined or twisted; untwine
disownment
disownment
noun
The act of disowning.
dissweeten
dowelltown
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
downgrowth
downgrowth
noun
A downward growth
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
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.
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
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
doylestown
doylestown
Proper noun
a village in Ohio, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
a village in Wisconsin, USA.
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.
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
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
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
endowments
endowments
noun
plural of endowment
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
evenworthy
eyewitness
eyewitness
noun
Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it. [from 16th c.]
verb
To be present at an event, and see it
farnsworth
fiddletown
fishertown
forbestown
forewonted
frenchtown
frontwards
frontwards
adj
Oriented towards the front.
fruitwoman
fruitwomen
gainestown
garnetwork
gatewaying
gatewaying
verb
present participle of gateway
gatewayman
gatewayman
noun
(mining, historical) A kind of road repair worker in coal mines.
gatewaymen
gatewaymen
noun
plural of gatewayman
geigertown
georgetown
germantown
gilbertown
gingerwort
glenwilton
gnatflower
greenwithe
grovertown
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
hanlontown
hannastown
harristown
harrowment
hawthorned
hellertown
henwoodite
henwoodite
noun
Synonym of rashleighite
hightstown
honeysweet
howenstein
huntertown
huntswoman
huntswoman
noun
A female huntsman.
hustontown
huttonweed
imlaystown
indentwise
indentwise
adv
Cut so that the two cut pieces fit together in an interlocking fashion, like a traditional indenture document.
indiantown
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
intergrown
intergrown
adj
That have grown together and through each other.
intermewed
intermewed
adj
(of a hawk) Kept in confinement through a molt.
intermewer
intertwine
intertwine
verb
(intransitive) To become twined together; to become mutually involved.
(transitive) To twine something together.
intertwist
intertwist
verb
To twist together; to intertwine
interviews
interviews
noun
plural of interview
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interview
interweave
interweave
verb
(intransitive) To intermingle.
(transitive) To combine through weaving.
interwhiff
interwhile
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork