A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
duinhewassel
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
earthenware
earthenware
noun
(ceramics, often attributive) An opaque, semi-porous ceramic made from clay and other compounds.
earthenwares
earthenwares
noun
plural of earthenware
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
enhallow
enshadow
enshadow
verb
(transitive) To cover with a shadow.
enshawl
enswathe
enswathe
verb
(transitive) To swathe or envelop (someone or something), as in swaddling clothes.
enswathed
enswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enswathe
enswathement
enswathement
noun
The act of enswathing.
The state of being enswathed.
enswathes
enswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enswathe
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
enwreath
enwreath
verb
Misspelling of enwreathe.
enwreathe
enwreathe
verb
Alternative form of inwreathe
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
eschewance
eschewance
noun
The act of eschewing something.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
fanshawe
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
farnsworth
featherwing
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
feuchtwanger
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
flaxwench
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
glenshaw
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
gruhenwald
gunwhale
habrowne
hackettstown
hadendowa
hadwin
hadwyn
hagarstown
hagdown
hagdown
noun
Alternative form of hagdon
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.
haikwan
haikwan
Noun
Chinese maritime customs
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
halesowen
halesowen
Proper noun
a town in Dudley borough, West Midlands, England.
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
hallowedness
hallowedness
noun
the quality or state of being hallowed
halloween
halloweens
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
halltown
handbarrow
handbarrow
noun
A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handblow
handblow
noun
A blow struck with the hand.
handbow
handflower
handflower
noun
(sometimes in the phrase ‘handflower tree’) A Mexican hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).
A wallflower (Erysimum cheiri, syns. Erysimum × cheiri, Cheiranthus cheiri).
An item of jewellery consisting of a bracelet linked to a ring by chains, lace or other elements which cross the back of the hand.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsaw
handsaw
noun
(obsolete) A heron.
A saw small enough to be used by one hand.
handsawfish
handsawfishes
handsaws
handsaws
noun
plural of handsaw
handsew
handsewed
handsewing
handsewn
handsewn
adj
Sewn by hand, without the use of a sewing machine.
handwaled
handwaving
handwaving
adj
(not comparable) Waving the hands.
Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
noun
(chiefly figuratively) Alternative spelling of hand waving (“empty gesturing”)
verb
present participle of handwave
handwear
handwear
noun
Clothing to be worn on the hands, such as gloves.
handweaving
handweaving
noun
the manufacture of handwoven goods
handwheel
handwheel
noun
(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
handworm
handwoven
handwoven
adj
Woven by hand, or with a hand-operated loom.
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwrist
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
handwrote
handwrote
verb
simple past tense of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
handyblow
hangchow
hangwoman
hangwoman
noun
A woman who carries out executions by hanging.
hangworm
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
hankow
hanlontown
hannastown
hansetown
hanshaw
hanshaw
noun
(UK, archaic) A heronsew.
hanswurst
hanswurst
Noun
A clown-like character popular in German and Austrian plays during the 18th century, sometimes called the pickled-herring.
hanway
hardwareman
hardwareman
noun
(obsolete) An ironmonger.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harlowton
harlowton
Proper noun
A city in Montana, USA.
harpwaytuning
harristown
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.