(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bewailingly
bewailingly
adv
in a bewailing manner
bewilderingly
bewilderingly
adv
In a bewildering manner, or to a bewildering extent.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewrayingly
bewrayingly
adv
(archaic) By way of disclosing secrets; in such manner as to bewray
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
brawlingly
brawlingly
adv
In a brawling manner.
brawnily
brawnily
adv
In a brawny manner.
bywalking
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
coweringly
coweringly
adv
In a cowering manner.
crawlingly
crawlingly
adv
(figurative) In a humble or sycophantic manner.
With a crawling motion.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
daffadowndilly
daffadowndilly
noun
(archaic, poetic) daffodil
daffodowndilly
daffodowndilly
noun
(informal) the daffodil.
daffydowndilly
daffydowndilly
noun
Alternative form of daffadowndilly
darwinically
dawdlingly
dawdlingly
adv
In a dawdling manner.
dillwyn
downily
downily
adv
In a downy manner.
downlying
downlying
noun
(Scotland) The travail in childbirth.
The time of retiring to rest.
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
drawlingly
drawlingly
adv
Speaking with a drawl.
drowningly
enwingly
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
flowingly
flowingly
adv
In a flowing manner.
flyblowing
flyblowing
verb
present participle of flyblow
flywinch
followingly
followingly
adv
accordingly
as follows
subsequently, consequently
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
frowningly
frowningly
adv
While or as if frowning
gloweringly
gloweringly
adv
In a glowering manner.
glowingly
glowingly
adv
While giving off a glow.
With enthusiastic praise.
gnawingly
gnawingly
adv
In a manner that chafes or worries.
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.
growingly
growingly
adv
To a growing or increasing degree
growlingly
growlingly
adv
In a growling manner; with growls.
gwynneville
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
hollywoodian
hollywoodian
Adjective
Pertaining to Hollywood.
howlingly
howlingly
adv
(informal) In a comical way that causes howls of laughter.
With a howl or howls.
imlaystown
inlawry
interrailway
interrailway
adj
Between railways.
intertwiningly
intertwiningly
adv
So as to intertwine.
intertwistingly
interweavingly
interweavingly
adv
So as to interweave.
interwovenly
interwovenly
adv
In an interwoven manner.
inwardly
inwardly
adv
(obsolete) Completely, fully.
In an inward manner; to or toward the inside or to oneself.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jaywalking
jaywalking
noun
gerund of jaywalk.
verb
present participle of jaywalk
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowingly
knowingly
adv
In the manner of one who knows.
With knowledge of all relevant facts.
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
ladylintywhite
lawyering
lawyering
noun
The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.
verb
present participle of lawyer
lawyerling
lawyerling
noun
A young or insignificant lawyer.
libertytown
litanywise
litanywise
adv
In the manner of a litany.
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
loweringly
loweringly
adv
In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
mawkingly
mealywing
mealywing
noun
The silverleaf whitefly (Bemisia tabaci).
midwinterly
monorailway
mulligatawny
mulligatawny
noun
An Indian soup having a meat base and curry seasoning.
nonyellowing
nonyellowing
adj
Not prone to yellowing.
noteworthily
noteworthily
adv
In a noteworthy manner; notably.
olympianwise
overflowingly
overflowingly
adv
So as to overflow; very excessively or generously.
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overweeningly
overweeningly
adv
In an overweening way; arrogantly.
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
overwillingly
overwillingly
adv
In an overwilling manner.
oxywelding
oxywelding
verb
present participle of oxyweld
pennywhistle
pennywhistle
noun
(music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
pennywinkle
pickwickianly
pinnywinkle
pinnywinkles
pinnywinkles
noun
Alternative form of pilliwinks
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
prewillingly
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
railwayman
railwayman
noun
A man who works on a railway.
renewability
renewability
noun
The property of being renewable.
rewardingly
rewardingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is rewarding
scowlingly
scowlingly
adv
With a scowl.
scrawnily
scrawnily
adv
In a scrawny manner.
slantingways
slantingways
adv
Synonym of slantwise
snowily
snowily
adv
In a snowy way.
sorrowingly
sorrowingly
adv
While sorrowing; sorrowfully, woefully.
splineway
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
swaggeringly
swaggeringly
adv
In a swaggering way.
swalingly
swankily
swankily
adv
In a swanky manner.
swashingly
swayingly
swayingly
adv
In a swaying way; unsteadily.
swearingly
swearingly
adv
While swearing (making a vow or oath).
While swearing (using curse words).
sweepingly
sweepingly
adv
In an encompassing manner.
swelteringly
swelteringly
adv
In a sweltering way.
swimmingly
swimmingly
adv
(figuratively, informal) In a very favourable manner; without difficulty; agreeably, successfully.
With a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
swindlery
swindlery
noun
Swindling; roguery.
swindlingly
swindlingly
adv
In a swindling manner; with swindling as a set objective.
swinely
swingably
swingeingly
swingeingly
adv
In a swingeing manner.
swingingly
swingingly
adv
(informal) Very well or with great success; splendidly.
With a swinging motion.
swinishly
swinishly
adv
In a swinish manner.
swirlingly
swirlingly
adv
With a swirling motion.
swishingly
swishingly
adv
In a swishing way; with a swishing sound or motion.
swooningly
swooningly
adv
To a degree that elicits swooning.
tawnily
tawnily
adv
In a tawny manner.
teletypewriting
teletypewriting
noun
The use of a teletypewriter.
thankworthily
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
tiddledywinks
tiddledywinks
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywinks
plural of tiddledywink
tiddleywink
tiddleywink
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywink
tiddlywink
tiddlywink
noun
(Cockney rhyming slang) An alcoholic drink.
(dialectal, slang) An unlicensed beerhouse or pawnshop.
(games) A game played using dominoes.
(tiddlywinks) A small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks; (by extension) a similar disc or counter used in other games.
verb
Especially of something disc-shaped: to flip over like a disc used in the game of tiddlywinks.
To play tiddlywinks.
tiddlywinker
tiddlywinker
noun
(tiddlywinks) A player of the game of tiddlywinks.
tiddlywinking
tiddlywinks
tiddlywinks
noun
(figuratively) Especially in the form to play tiddlywinks: a meaningless or unimportant activity.
(tiddlywinks, also attributively) A competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed.
plural of tiddlywink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tiddlywink
toweringly
toweringly
adv
In a towering manner.
townishly
townishly
adv
In a townish manner.
triangleways
twaddlingly
twaddlingly
adv
(rare) In a silly, weak manner.
twankingly
twentiethly
twentiethly
adv
In the twentieth place; twentieth in a row.
twiningly
twiningly
adv
So as to twine.
twinklingly
twinklingly
adv
In a twinkling way.
twinkly
twinkly
adj
happy and cheerful
that twinkles
twinly
twistingly
twistingly
adv
In a twisting way; with twisting movements or a twisted shape.