The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
beworming
bewrought
bewrought
adj
(obsolete) embroidered
borrowing
borrowing
noun
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
An instance of something being borrowed.
verb
(slang, crime) Slang term for shoplifting.
present participle of borrow
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bringdown
bringdown
noun
comedown
disappointment, letdown
buglewort
burrowing
burrowing
noun
The act or result of making a burrow.
verb
present participle of burrow
coughwort
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
crownling
currawong
currawong
noun
Any of the three species, and several subspecies, of large, mainly black, predatory passerine birds in the genus Strepera, of the family Artamidae, endemic to Australia.
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
downgrade
downgrade
noun
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
verb
(computing) To revert software back to an older version.
(meteorology) to reduce the official estimate of a storm's intensity.
(transitive) To disparage.
To place lower in position.
To reduce in complexity, or remove unnecessary parts; to dumb down.
downrange
downrange
adj
In the horizontal direction away from the launch site of a rocket or projectile in the direction of its travel.
Using plain direct language; accustomed to express opinions directly and bluntly; blunt.
adv
(obsolete) Plainly, unambiguously; directly.
(obsolete) Straight down; perpendicularly.
(obsolete) Without delay; at once.
Really; actually; quite
drawglove
drawtongs
drownding
drownding
verb
present participle of drownd
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
edgartown
edgartown
Proper noun
a town on Massachusetts, which is the county seat of
edgeworth
enwrought
enwrought
adj
(archaic) Made; wrought.
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
farrowing
farrowing
adj
Producing a litter of piglets
noun
The act of producing a litter of pigs
verb
present participle of farrow
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
flowering
flowering
adj
(used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
aflower, in bloom
noun
(figurative) The period of time during which someone or something is at its peak.
(horticulture) The period of time during which a plant is in flower.
verb
present participle and gerund of flower
fogertown
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
furrowing
furrowing
noun
A furrowed pattern.
verb
present participle of furrow
gallycrow
gallycrow
noun
Alternative spelling of gallicrow
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gateworks
gipsywort
glareworm
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
glassworm
glassworm
noun
A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.
glasswort
glasswort
noun
Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia, once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
Kali turgida
Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
Species of the European genus Sarcocornia
golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)
rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
glazework
glazework
noun
glazed decorative work
glendower
glidewort
glowering
glowering
noun
The act of giving a glower.
verb
present participle of glower
glowworms
glowworms
noun
plural of glowworm
goldwater
goodwater
gourdworm
gourdworm
noun
(obsolete) A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke.
gracewood
granttown
grapewort
grasswork
grasswork
noun
The making of handicrafts, such as woven baskets, from grass.
grassworm
greentown
greenwood
greenwood
noun
A forest in full leaf, as in summer.
Certain half-shrubby species of genista.
Wood that is green; in other words, not seasoned.
greenwort
grewhound
grewhound
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Synonym of greyhound.
grewsomer
grillwork
grillwork
noun
The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
gromwells
gromwells
noun
plural of gromwell
grotewohl
groundway
groundway
noun
(shipbuilding) In shipbuilding, a substantial foundation of wood or stone for the blocks on which a vessel is built.
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
grovetown
growingly
growingly
adv
To a growing or increasing degree
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
growthful
growthful
adj
Causing growth.
Having the capacity to grow.
grubworms
grubworms
noun
plural of grubworm
guesswork
guesswork
noun
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
gumflower
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gypsywort
gypsywort
noun
Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
gyrowheel
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.
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
ingrowing
ingrowing
adj
growing inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body)
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
intergrow
intergrow
verb
(intransitive) To grow together; intertwine.
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
knowinger
knowinger
adj
comparative form of knowing: more knowing
lawmonger
lawmonger
noun
(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
lightwort
longworth
lungworms
lungworms
noun
plural of lungworm
lungworts
lungworts
noun
plural of lungwort
marrowing
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
morrowing
morrowing
verb
present participle of morrow
narrowing
narrowing
noun
The part of a stocking that is narrowed.
The process of becoming narrow.
verb
present participle of narrow
newground
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
norwegian
norwegian
Proper noun
The language of Norway.
Noun
A native of Norway.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Norway (the country)
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian people
Of or pertaining to the Norwegian language
outgrowth
outgrowth
noun
A branch or offshoot of a plant.
A byproduct or consequence of an action or event.
An appendage of an animal.
Excessive growth.
overawing
overawing
verb
present participle of overawe
overgrown
overgrown
adj
(attributive, mildly derogatory) Having grown bigger without developing maturity or changing character.
Having large numbers of plants which have become too big, and are hence spoiling the picturesqueness of a garden.
verb
past participle of overgrow
overgrows
overgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overgrow
overswing
overswing
noun
An excessive swing
verb
(transitive) To swing too far.
overwages
overweigh
overweigh
verb
(transitive, archaic) To exceed in weight, outweigh; to preponderate; to weigh down.
owensburg
pigflower
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
pregrowth
pregrowth
adj
Prior to growth
noun
A period before growth begins
rangework
rangework
noun
Masonry consisting of horizontal rows of ashlar.
reavowing
reavowing
verb
present participle of reavow
reflowing
reflowing
noun
A flowing again or back.
verb
present participle of reflow
reglowing
reglowing
verb
present participle of reglow
regrowing
regrowing
noun
(agriculture), (ecology) self-cultivation of vegetables by city dwellers, using flower pots and windowsills, growing them from roots, cuttings, and scraps, for recycling and sustainable living.
verb
present participle of regrow
regrowths
regrowths
noun
plural of regrowth
renowning
renowning
verb
present participle of renown
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
reshowing
reshowing
noun
A second or subsequent showing
verb
present participle of reshow
rewording
rewording
noun
A changed wording
The act of creating a changed wording
verb
present participle of reword
reworking
reworking
noun
An act in which something is reworked.
verb
present participle of rework
rewrought
rewrought
adj
wrought again
ridgewood
ridgewood
Proper noun
Place name, many different cities.
rigwoodie
rigwoodie
adj
(obsolete, Scotland) Fit for the gallows.
noun
(obsolete, Scotland) rope, chain, or band that crosses the saddle of a horse to support the attachment of a cart.
ringworms
ringworms
noun
plural of ringworm
roughdraw
roughhewn
roughhewn
adj
Alternative form of rough-hewn
roughhews
roughhews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roughhew
roughwork
roughwork
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety or smoothness.
rowelling
showering
showering
noun
Something that falls in a shower.
verb
present participle of shower
showgirls
showgirls
noun
plural of showgirl
siegework
siegework
noun
A temporary fort where siege guns are mounted.
sorrowing
sorrowing
noun
The act of feeling sorrow.
verb
present participle of sorrow
sugartown
swedeborg
swingeour
tigerwood
tigerwood
noun
A South American tree also known as goncalo alves, producing a hardwood, with contrasting stripes, Astronium graveolens, Astronium fraxinifolium and possibly other related species.
Lovoa trichilioides, an African tree.
troughway
troweling
troweling
verb
(US) present participle of trowel
underglow
underglow
noun
A glow underneath.
verb
To beam or radiate too little light; to glow insufficiently.
undergown
undergown
noun
A gown worn under another, or under some other article of dress.
undergrow
undergrow
verb
(intransitive) To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
(transitive) To grow underneath.
ungrowing
ungrowing
verb
present participle of ungrow
unworking
unworking
adj
(rare) Not working for a living; subsisting without employment.
noun
A process of undoing or destroying something previously made.
verb
present participle of unwork
unwronged
unwronged
adj
Not having been wronged.
unwrought
unwrought
adj
In the native state, before being worked on; especially used of bars of bullion and other metal