The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
downtrampling
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
gawping
gawping
adj
(Britain) That gawps or gawp.
noun
(Britain) The action of the verb gawp.
verb
present participle of gawp
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
gowpin
growingupness
harpwaytuning
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
impawning
impawning
verb
present participle of impawn
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
insweeping
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrapping
inwrapping
verb
present participle of inwrap
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
lapwing
lapwing
noun
A silly man.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
minesweeping
minesweeping
noun
(nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
(slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
mugwumpian
mugwumpian
adj
Of or relating to a mugwump.
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
nonplantowning
onsweeping
onsweeping
adj
sweeping onward
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
overpowering
overpowering
adj
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
noun
The process of something being overpowered.
verb
present participle of overpower
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
overpoweringness
overpoweringness
noun
The quality of being overpowering.
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
paddywacking
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawing
pawing
noun
The act of one who paws.
verb
present participle of paw
pawling
pawling
verb
present participle of pawl
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
pawning
pawning
noun
The act by which something is pawned.
verb
present participle of pawn
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
penwright
pewing
pewing
verb
present participle of pew
pigeonweed
pigeonweed
noun
Synonym of pokeweed (“the plant Phytolacca americana”)
pigeonwing
pigeonwing
noun
(tempering) A color, brown shaded with purple, coming between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors in drawing the temper of hardened steel.
A certain fancy figure in skating.
A fancy dance step executed by jumping and striking the legs together.
A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
An old style of dressing men's side hair in a form resembling a pigeon's wings; or a wig of similar shape.
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
pigeonwood
pigeonwood
noun
An evergreen tree, Trema orientalis, which is widely distributed throughout much of the tropics.
Hedycarya arborea, a tree endemic to New Zealand.
pigwidgeon
pigwidgeon
noun
(rare) A contemptible or stupid person or creature.
(rare) A small or petty person, creature or object, especially a fairy, dwarf, imp, or elf.
pigwidgin
pigwigeon
pigwiggen
pillowing
pillowing
noun
Material used to make pillows.
verb
present participle of pillow
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
pinwing
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
plowing
plowing
noun
Alternative form of ploughing
verb
(snowboarding): riding with neither foot leading, with the stick perpendicular to the fall line; not goofy nor regular.
ploughing
plowmaking
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
potwalling
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
powwowing
powwowing
verb
present participle of powwow
prawning
prawning
verb
present participle of prawn
prayingwise
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preborrowing
preborrowing
adj
(finance) Prior to borrowing.
predrawing
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preknowing
preoverthrowing
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
previewing
previewing
verb
present participle of preview
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
prewarning
prewarning
verb
present participle of prewarn
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
preweighing
prewelcoming
prewelwiring
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
prewilling
prewillingly
prewillingness
prewiring
prewiring
verb
present participle of prewire
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
prizewinning
prizewinning
adj
Having won at least one prize.
proborrowing
probowling
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
pseudosweating
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
puddingwife
puddingwives
pushwainling
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
repowering
repowering
verb
present participle of repower
resweeping
resweeping
verb
present participle of resweep
rewrapping
rewrapping
noun
The act by which something is wrapped again.
verb
present participle of rewrap
roupingwife
sapphirewing
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
shipowning
shipowning
adj
Owning a ship.
noun
Ownership of a ship or ships.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
showstopping
showstopping
adj
(software engineering, of bugs) Critical; major.
Characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
sideswiping
sideswiping
verb
present participle of sideswipe
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
snowplowing
snowplowing
verb
present participle of snowplow
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spawling
spawling
noun
That which is spawled, or spat out.
spawning
spawning
noun
The process by which something spawns.
verb
present participle of spawn
speedwriting
spellingdown
spewing
spewing
noun
Material spewed or vomited.
verb
present participle of spew
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
splashwing
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
springtown
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwaters
springwaters
noun
plural of springwater
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
springworm
springwort
springwort
noun
The plant St John's wort.
springwurzel
spurwing
spurwing
noun
Any of various butterflies of the genus Antigonus.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superweening
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
swapping
swapping
adj
(archaic) large; whopping
noun
The act by which something is swapped; an exchange.