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.
buttwomen
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
concertgebouw
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbewitch
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterblows
counterblows
noun
plural of counterblow
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterembowed
counterembowed
adj
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched in two directions, both to the left and to the right, or both upwards and downwards.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterflows
counterflows
noun
plural of counterflow
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
counterlaw
counterlaw
noun
A law that counteracts or opposes another law.
counterpower
counterpower
noun
A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
countersworn
countersworn
verb
past participle of counterswear
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterwall
counterwarmth
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterworld
counterworld
noun
A world or realm that opposes or subverts the norms of another world or realm.
counterwrite
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countrywomen
countrywomen
noun
plural of countrywoman
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
cowtongue
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
downturned
downturned
adj
turned downwards
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
feuchtwanger
fountainwise
fountainwise
adv
In the manner of a fountain.
fruitwomen
groundwater
groundwater
noun
Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
hawthornesque
heartwounding
hueytown
hummelstown
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
huntertown
huttonweed
interwound
interwound
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwind
interwrought
interwwrought
iwurthen
katsuwonidae
kunkletown
leeuwfontein
luorawetlan
luorawetlan
Proper noun
The Chukotko-Kamchatkan language family.
The Chukchi language, of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family.
maurertown
mauricetown
mishikhwutmetunne
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
mulkeytown
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
multiviewing
newburyport
nonoutlawries
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outfawned
outfawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfawn
outfrowned
outfrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfrown
outgnawed
outgnawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outgnaw
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outsweeten
outsweeten
verb
(transitive) To surpass in sweetness.
outswindle
outswindle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in swindling.
outswindled
outswindled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outswindle
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outtwine
outwander
outwardness
outwardness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being outward.
(uncountable) The quality of being outward.
outweapon
outweaponed
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outweaving
outweaving
verb
present participle of outweave
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outwent
outwent
verb
simple past tense of outgo
outwinded
outwoven
outwoven
verb
past participle of outweave
outwrangle
outwrangle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wrangling.
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwrench
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
outwritten
outwritten
verb
past participle of outwrite
outwwoven
pseudosweating
punxsutawney
quakertown
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
quartersawn
quartersawn
verb
past participle of quartersaw
queenstown
queenstown
Proper noun
A port town in southern Ireland, now named Cobh.
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
A town in Maryland.
A ski resort town in New Zealand, situated on Lake Wakatipu.
A neighbourhood in Singapore.
A town/city in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
A town in Tasmania, Australia.
questionwise
questionwise
adj
(India) In terms of or by means of questions.
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
saunderstown
schweinfurt
scutcheonwise
southernward
southernwards
southernwood
southernwood
noun
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
southwestern
southwestern
adj
Of or pertaining to the southwest.
southwesterner
southwesterner
noun
a person from the southwest part of a geographic region
southwesterners
southwesterners
noun
plural of southwesterner
southwesternmost
southwesternmost
adj
Farthest southwest.
sparrowtongue
spurnwater
spurnwater
noun
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
subnetwork
subnetwork
noun
A subsection of a network.
subnetworked
subnetworks
subnetworks
noun
plural of subnetwork
subtwined
summertown
sumneytown
superacknowledgment
supersweetness
thousandweight
thunderflower
thundershower
thundershower
noun
A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.