(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
downbeats
downbeats
noun
plural of downbeat
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
downstate
downstate
adj
(US) Of the southern section of a state.
adv
(US) To the southern section of a state.
noun
(US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois.
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe
ensweeten
ensweeten
verb
(metaphorical) Render sweeter or more pleasant.
entryways
entryways
noun
plural of entryway
entwisted
entwisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of entwist
entwistle
flowstone
flowstone
noun
(geology) A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave.
frontwise
frontwise
adv
Toward the front; in the direction of the front; frontward.
hansetown
hometowns
hometowns
noun
plural of hometown
honeworts
honeworts
noun
plural of honewort
horsetown
howertons
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe
interwish
intwisted
intwisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of intwist
jamestown
jamestown
Proper noun
Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions
In Virginia, the first English settlement in America.
The capital of the island Saint Helena.
A small city in Kentucky, USA
jonestown
jonestown
Proper noun
A former settlement in Guyana founded by the church-turned-cult Peoples Temple, the site of an infamous mass murder/suicide in 1978.
The Jonestown massacre itself.
Any of a number of other places in the English-speaking world.
Noun
Any mass suicide or murder, especially one with religious or cultic overtones.
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knotweeds
knotweeds
noun
plural of knotweed
knowperts
lawsonite
lawsonite
noun
A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻
lenthways
lenthways
adv
Obsolete form of lengthways.
lewistown
maeystown
mathewson
meltdowns
meltdowns
noun
plural of meltdown
myerstown
narrowest
narrowest
adj
superlative form of narrow: most narrow
newcastle
newcastle
Proper noun
A city in northeastern England; properly Newcastle upon Tyne.
A city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
Any of several places in the UK, Ireland, and USA.
a city in Wyoming, USA
newsagent
newsagent
noun
A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.
The proprietor of such a business.
newscasts
newscasts
noun
plural of newscast
newsprint
newsprint
noun
An inexpensive paper used for printing newspapers.
newssheet
newssheet
noun
Alternative form of news sheet
newsstand
newsstand
noun
an open stall, often on a street, where newspapers and magazines are on sale to the public
newstands
newtonist
nonstowed
nonwhites
nonwhites
noun
plural of nonwhite
northwest
northwest
adj
Coming from the northwest; northwesterly.
Of, in or pertaining to the northwest; northwestern.
Situated toward or in the direction of the northwest; northwestward; northwesterly.
adv
Towards or in the direction of the northwest; northwestwards.
noun
The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.
norwester
pastedown
pastedown
noun
The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book's cover
pointwise
pointwise
adj
(mathematics) Occurring or true for each point of a given set.
adv
In a pointwise manner
postwomen
postwomen
noun
plural of postwoman
readstown
reamstown
resweeten
scentwood
scentwood
noun
Any aromatic wood.
slantwise
slantwise
adj
diagonal, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes
adv
diagonally, in a direction or orientation between cardinal axes
smoketown
snakewort
snowmelts
snowmelts
noun
plural of snowmelt
spleetnew
steepdown
steinwein
stepdowns
sternward
sternward
adj
Towards the stern, aft.
adv
sternwards
sternways
sternways
noun
plural of sternway
stinkweed
stinkweed
noun
Any other noxious plant.
Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima).
stonewall
stonewall
adj
(Britain, idiomatic) Certain, definite.
noun
(idiomatic) A refusal to cooperate.
(idiomatic) An obstruction.
(idiomatic, historical) An alcoholic drink popular in colonial America, consisting of apple cider (or sometimes applejack) mixed with rum (or sometimes gin or whisky).
Alternative form of stone wall (“wall made of stone”).
verb
(transitive) To obstruct.
(transitive, intransitive, informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.
stoneware
stoneware
noun
A type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.
stoneweed
stoneweed
noun
Any plant of the genus Lithospermum, herbs having a fruit composed of four stony nutlets.
stonewise
stonewood
stonework
stonework
noun
(uncountable) The skill of constructing with stone; stonecraft.
Constructions made of stone.
stonewort
stonewort
noun
Any of various complex algae of the family Characeae, known for being branched and having enclosed egg cells.
strewment
strewment
noun
(obsolete) Anything scattered, such as flowers for decoration.
subtwined
swainmote
swainmote
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A court held before the verderers of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.
swanimote
swanimote
noun
Alternative form of swainmote
swankiest
swankiest
adj
superlative form of swanky: most swanky
swantevit
swartness
swartness
noun
The quality or state of being swart.
sweatband
sweatband
noun
A band of fabric worn around the wrist or head during sports to absorb perspiration.
A band of fabric, inside the crown of a hat, designed to absorb perspiration.
sweetened
sweetened
adj
(figuratively) made more appealing or more attractive with incentives
containing sweetener
made to taste sweet
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sweeten
sweetener
sweetener
noun
(informal) Something given or added to added to a deal to sweeten another's attitude, especially a bribe or kickback.
(slang) A shill bidder at an auction.
Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.
sweetings
sweetings
noun
plural of sweeting
sweetkins
sweetkins
noun
plural of sweetkin
sweetland
sweetling
sweetling
noun
A small, sweet thing.
Darling; sometimes used as a term of endearment.
sweetness
sweetness
noun
(informal) Term of address for one's sweetheart.
A pleasant disposition; kindness.
The condition of being sweet or sugary.
The quality of giving pleasure to the mind or senses, pleasantness, agreeableness.
sweptwing
sweptwing
adj
(of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings.
swietenia
swiftness
swiftness
noun
The state of being swift.
swinecote
swinecote
noun
(dated) A pigsty.
swingiest
swingiest
adj
superlative form of swingy: most swingy
swingtree
swingtree
noun
The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.
switchmen
switchmen
noun
plural of switchman
taiwanese
takedowns
takedowns
noun
plural of takedown
tawneiest
tawniness
tawniness
noun
The quality or state of being tawny.
teardowns
teardowns
noun
plural of teardown
tentwards
thewiness
towelings
towelings
noun
plural of toweling
townhouse
townhouse
noun
(chiefly US, Canada) A row house or terraced house.
(dated) A town hall.
A house in an urban setting.
towniness
towniness
noun
The quality of being towny.
townscape
townscape
noun
(art) A depiction of an urban scene
A view of a town, or a subjective image of a town
verb
(transitive) To design and lay out (buildings) as a town.
townsendi
townshend
townshend
Proper noun
Any one of a number of municipalities in anglophone areas.
townwears
turnscrew
turnscrew
Noun
A screwdriver.
turnwrest
turnwrest
noun
(UK, historical) A cumbersome kind of plough formerly used in England, especially in Kent.
twangiest
twangiest
adj
superlative form of twangy: most twangy
twanglers
twanglers
noun
plural of twangler
twinebush
twineless
twineless
adj
Without twine.
twinklers
twinklers
noun
plural of twinkler
twinkless
twistened
twopences
twopences
noun
plural of twopence
undertows
undertows
noun
plural of undertow
unstrewed
unstrewed
adj
Not having been strewed.
unswathed
unswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unswathe
unswathes
unswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unswathe
unsweated
unsweated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unsweat
unsweeten
unsweeten
verb
(transitive) To remove or lower the sweetness of.
unsweetly
unsweetly
adv
In an unsweet manner.
untwisted
untwisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of untwist
untwister
untwister
noun
One who or that which untwists.
unwariest
unwariest
adj
superlative form of unwary: most unwary
unweights
unweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unweight
unwestern
unwestern
adj
Not western (culturally speaking).
unwitless
unwrested
unwrested
adj
Not wrested.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwrest
uptowners
uptowners
noun
plural of uptowner
wadestown
wagnerist
waistline
waistline
noun
(slang) person having a large waistline
The horizontal line just below the windows of a car or other vehicle.
a line around the body at the waist; its measurement
the narrowest part of a garment, usually at the waist, but may be above or below depending on the dictates of fashion or the whim of the designer
waldstein
wantoners
wantoners
noun
plural of wantoner
wartiness
wartiness
noun
The state or condition of being warty.
wasteland
wasteland
noun
A devastated, not (or no longer) habitable area.
A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
Any barren or uninteresting place.
wastement
wasteness
wasteness
noun
(now rare) The state of being uncultivated; wild, barren.
(obsolete) A wilderness.
(obsolete) The state of being laid waste; desolation.