WOW24 words (6–15 letters) classified as compound words in Wiktionary (endocentric, exocentric, bahuvrihi, rhyming, etc.) — excluding those already in body-part, affix, or compound-ending lists with definitions
331 entries
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | AIRBAG | S | [n. -S] · an inflatable safety device in an automobile |
| — | ANYONE | — | [o.] · any person |
| — | BIGWIG | S | [n. -S] · an important person |
| — | DIMWIT | S | [n. -S] · a dunce |
| — | HOTPOT | S | [n. -S] · a casserole of meat and vegetables |
| — | INROAD | S | [n. -S] · a hostile invasion |
| — | MADCAP | S | [n. -S] · an impulsive person |
| — | NITWIT | S | [n. -S] · a stupid person |
| — | PIGSTY | — | [n. -STIES] · a pigpen |
| — | RAGTAG | S | [n. -S] · riffraff «the disreputable element of society» / [x] { raff ragtag riffraff tagrag § raffs ragtags riffraffs tagrags § raff raffs § ragtag } |
| — | ROTGUT | S | [n. -S] · inferior liquor |
| — | TEABOX | — | [n. -ES] · a box for tea leaves |
| — | TEACUP | S | [n. -S] · a cup in which tea is served |
| — | TEAPOT | S | [n. -S] · a vessel used in making and serving tea |
| — | AIRFARE | S | [n. -S] · payment for travel by airplane |
| — | AIRGLOW | S | [n. -S] · a glow in the upper atmosphere |
| — | AIRHOLE | S | [n. -S] · a hole to let air in or out |
| — | ASSWIPE | S | † [n. -S] an annoying, contemptible, or worthless person |
| — | BITCOIN | S | [n. -S] a decentralized cryptocurrency using blockchain technology |
| — | BULLDOG | S | [v. -DOGGED, -DOGGING°, -DOGS] · to throw a steer |
| — | DAYGLOW | S | [n. -S] · airglow seen during the day |
| — | DAYTIME | S | [n. -S] · day / [x] { day daytime § days daytimes § day days § daytime § days daytimes } |
| — | DESKTOP | S | [n. -S] · the top of a desk |
| — | DUSTBIN | S | [n. -S] · a trash can |
| — | DUSTPAN | S | [n. -S] · a pan for holding swept dust |
| — | FOGHORN | S | [n. -S] · a horn sounded in a fog to give warning |
| — | FUSSPOT | S | [n. -S] · a fusser «one that fusses» / [x] { fusser fusspot § fussers fusspots § fusspot fusspots } |
| — | GUNSHOT | S | [n. -S] · a projectile fired from a gun |
| — | HALFWIT | S | [n. -S] · a foolish or stupid person |
| — | HANGDOG | S | [n. -S] · a sneaky person |
| — | HENPECK | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to dominate by nagging |
| — | HILLTOP | S | [n. -S] · the top of a hill |
| — | HOLDALL | S | [n. -S] · a carrying case |
| — | HOTSHOT | S | [n. -S] · a showily skillful person |
| — | KILLJOY | S | [n. -JOYS] · one who spoils the fun of others |
| — | LOWLIFE | RS | [n. -LIFES or -LIVES] · a despicable person / [x] { lowlife lowlifer § lowlifers lowlifes lowlives § lowlife } |
| — | MAILMAN | — | [n. MAILMEN] · a man who carries and delivers mail |
| — | MARPLOT | S | [n. -S] · one that ruins a plan by meddling |
| — | NOPLACE | — | [b.] · not in or at any place |
| — | NOTHING | S | [n. -S] · the absence of all quantity or magnitude / [x] { naething nothing nuthin § naethings nothings § nothing nuthin § nothing nuthin § nothing nuthin } |
| — | NOWHERE | S | [n. -S] · a nonexistent place |
| — | PASTIME | S | [n. -S] · a recreational activity |
| — | PEACOCK | SY | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to strut vainly |
| — | PINHOLE | S | [n. -S] · a small hole made by a pin |
| — | POTSHOT | S | [v. -SHOT°, -SHOTTING, -SHOTS] · to shoot randomly at |
| — | REDCOAT | S | [n. -S] · a British~ soldier during the American~ Revolution |
| — | SAWMILL | S | [n. -S] · a place where logs are sawed |
| — | SEAWEED | SY | [n. -S] · a plant growing in the sea |
| — | SELLOUT | S | [n. -S] · a performance for which all seats have been sold |
| — | SHOTGUN | S | [v. -GUNNED, -GUNNING, -GUNS] · to shoot with a type of gun |
| — | SOMEONE | S | [n. -S] · a somebody |
| — | STOPGAP | S | [n. -S] · a temporary substitute |
| — | SUNROOF | S | [n. -S] · an automobile roof having an openable panel |
| — | SUNROOM | S | [n. -S] · a room built to admit a great amount of sunlight |
| — | TAPROOM | S | [n. -S] · a barroom |
| — | TEABOWL | S | [n. -S] · a teacup having no handle |
| — | TEAROOM | S | [n. -S] · a restaurant serving tea |
| — | TOOLBOX | — | [n. -ES] · a box for tools |
| — | TOOLSET | S | [n. -S] · a set of tools |
| — | TOSSPOT | S | [n. -S] · a drunkard |
| — | TUGBOAT | S | [n. -S] · a boat built for towing / [x] { towboat tugboat § towboats tugboats } |
| — | TURNKEY | S | [n. -KEYS] · a person who has charge of a prison's keys |
| — | WAGTAIL | S | [n. -S] · a songbird |
| — | WANNABE | ES | [n. -S] · one who aspires to be like someone else / [x] { wannabe wannabee § wannabees wannabes } |
| — | WASHRAG | S | [n. -S] · a small cloth used for washing oneself |
| — | WEEKEND | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to spend the weekend |
| — | WORKBAG | S | [n. -S] · a bag for holding work instruments and materials |
| — | WORKBOX | — | [n. -ES] · a box for holding work instruments and materials |
| — | WORKTOP | S | [n. -S] · a work surface especially in a kitchen |
| — | AIRCRAFT | — | [n. AIRCRAFT] · any machine or device capable of flying |
| — | AIRPLANE | S | [n. -S] · a winged aircraft propelled by jet engines or propellers / [x] { aeroplane airplane § aeroplanes airplanes § aeroplane aeroplanes airplane airplanes } |
| — | AIRSPACE | S | [n. -S] · the portion of the atmosphere above a particular land area |
| — | AIRSTRIP | S | [n. -S] · a runway |
| — | ANYPLACE | — | [b.] · in any place |
| — | ANYTHING | S | [n. -S] · a thing of any kind |
| — | ANYWHERE | S | [n. -S] · any place |
| — | BLOWHARD | S | [n. -S] · a braggart |
| — | BOOKCASE | S | [n. -S] · a case which holds books |
| — | BOOKMARK | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to create a shortcut to a previously viewed website (=bookmarked bookmarking) / [x] { bookmark bookmarker § bookmarkers bookmarks § bookmark bookmarked bookmarking bookmarks } |
| — | BOOKSHOP | S | [n. -S] · a store where books are sold |
| — | BOOKWORK | S | [n. -S] · the keeping of records of accounts |
| — | BRICKBAT | S | [n. -S] · a piece of brick |
| — | BULLSHIT | S | [v. -SHITTED or -SHAT, -SHITTING, -SHITS] · to talk foolishly, boastfully, or idly -- usually considered vulgar (=bullshat) |
| — | CARRYALL | S | [n. -S] · a light covered carriage / [x] { cariole carriole carryall § carioles carrioles carryalls } |
| — | CELLMATE | S | [n. -S] · one of two or more prisoners sharing a cell / [x] { cellie cellmate celly § cellies cellmates } |
| — | CLAYBANK | S | [n. -S] · a yellow-brown~ color |
| — | COOKBOOK | S | [n. -S] · a book of recipes |
| — | COVERALL | S | [n. -S] · a one-piece~ work garment |
| — | CUTPURSE | S | [n. -S] · a pickpocket |
| — | DAYDREAM | STY | [v. -DREAMED or -DREAMT, -DREAMING, -DREAMS] · to fantasize |
| — | DOGHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · a shelter for a dog |
| — | DOORBELL | S | [n. -S] · a bell at a door |
| — | DOORKNOB | S | [n. -S] · a handle for opening a door |
| — | DOVECOTE | S | [n. -S] · a roost for domesticated pigeons / [x] { dovecot dovecote § dovecotes dovecots } |
| — | DUSTCART | S | [n. -S] · a garbage truck |
| — | EVERYONE | — | [o.] · every person |
| — | FARMLAND | S | [n. -S] · cultivated land |
| — | FASTBALL | S | [n. -S] · a type of pitch in baseball |
| — | FIREBALL | S | [n. -S] · a luminous meteor |
| — | FLAXSEED | S | [n. -S] · the seed of flax |
| — | FLESHPOT | S | [n. -S] · a pot for cooking meat |
| — | HENHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · a shelter for poultry |
| — | HOMELAND | S | [n. -S] · one's native land |
| — | HOMETOWN | S | [n. -S] · the town of one's birth or residence |
| — | HOMEWORK | S | [n. -S] · work done at home |
| — | HOTHOUSE | DS | [v. -HOUSED, -HOUSING, -HOUSES] · to grow in a hothouse (=hothoused hothousing) |
| — | JUNKYARD | S | [n. -S] · a place where junk is stored |
| — | LICKSPIT | S | [n. -S] · a fawning person |
| — | LIFELINE | S | [n. -S] · a rope used to aid a person in distress |
| — | LONGBOAT | S | [n. -S] · the largest boat carried by a sailing vessel |
| — | MAILROOM | S | [n. -S] · a room for processing mail |
| — | MAKEBATE | S | [n. -S] · one that encourages quarrels |
| — | MOONCAKE | S | † [n. -S] a rich |
| — | MOONROOF | S | [n. -S] · a glass panel in an automobile roof |
| — | MOTHBALL | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to put into storage |
| — | PEACHICK | S | [n. -S] · a young peafowl |
| — | PICKLOCK | S | [n. -S] · a tool for opening locks |
| — | REDSHANK | S | [n. -S] · a shore bird |
| — | SAILBOAT | S | [n. -S] · a boat that sails |
| — | SAWBONES | — | [n. -BONESES] · a surgeon |
| — | SCOFFLAW | S | [n. -S] · an habitual law violator |
| — | SEASHORE | S | [n. -S] · land bordering on the sea |
| — | SELFSAME | — | [a.] · identical |
| — | SHEEPDOG | S | [n. -S] · a dog trained to guard and herd sheep |
| — | SHOWCASE | DS | [v. -CASED, -CASING, -CASES] · to exhibit |
| — | SHOWGIRL | S | [n. -S] · a chorus girl |
| — | SHOWROOM | S | [n. -S] · a room used for the display of merchandise |
| — | SNOWBALL | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to increase at a rapidly accelerating rate |
| — | SNOWPLOW | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to execute a type of skiing maneuver / [x] { snowplough snowplow § snowploughs snowplows § snowplough snowploughed snowploughing snowploughs snowplow snowplowed snowplowing snowplows } |
| — | SNOWSHOE | DRS | [v. -SHOED, -SHOEING°, -SHOES] · to walk on snowshoes |
| — | SOUTHPAW | S | [n. -S] · a left-handed~ person |
| — | SPITFIRE | S | [n. -S] · a quick-tempered~ person |
| — | STARDUST | S | [n. -S] · a romantic quality |
| — | SUNLIGHT | S | [n. -S] · the light of the sun |
| — | SUNSHINE | S | [n. -S] · the light of the sun - SUNSHINY [a.] |
| — | TABLETOP | S | [n. -S] · the top of a table |
| — | TEABERRY | — | [n. -RIES] · a North American~ shrub |
| — | TEAHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · a public establishment serving tea |
| — | TEAMMATE | S | [n. -S] · a member of the same team |
| — | TEAMWORK | S | [n. -S] · cooperative effort to achieve a common goal |
| — | TELLTALE | S | [n. -S] · a tattler «one that tattles» / [x] { tattler tattletale telltale § tattlers tattletales telltales § tattletale tattletales § tattletale telltale } |
| — | TOOLSHED | S | [n. -S] · a building where tools are stored |
| — | TRACKBED | S | [n. -S] · a roadbed for a railroad |
| — | TURNCOAT | S | [n. -S] · a traitor |
| — | TURNSPIT | S | [n. -S] · one that turns a roasting spit |
| — | WARDROBE | DS | [v. -ROBED, -ROBING, -ROBES] · to provide with a collection of garments (=wardrobed wardrobing) |
| — | WARHORSE | S | [n. -S] · a musical or dramatic work that has been performed to excess |
| — | WASHBOWL | S | [n. -S] · a bowl used for washing oneself |
| — | WASHROOM | S | [n. -S] · a lavatory |
| — | WINDMILL | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to rotate solely under the force of a passing airstream |
| — | WORKBOAT | S | [n. -S] · a boat used for commercial purposes |
| — | WORKBOOK | S | [n. -S] · an exercise book for a student |
| — | WORKBOOT | S | [n. -S] · a sturdy leather boot for workers |
| — | WORKLOAD | S | [n. -S] · the amount of work assigned to an employee |
| — | WORKMATE | S | [n. -S] · a fellow worker |
| — | WORKSHOP | S | [v. WORKSHOPPED, WORKSHOPPING, WORKSHOPS] · to perform with no costumes, set, or musical accompaniment (=workshopped workshopping) |
| — | WORKSITE | S | [n. -S] · an area where work takes place |
| — | WORKWEEK | S | [n. -S] · the number of hours worked in a week |
| — | BAFFLEGAB | S | [n. -S] · (informal) deliberately obscure language employed in official documents |
| — | BANDSTAND | S | [n. -S] · a platform for a band, usually out of doors and roofed |
| — | BIRDHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · (US) a small shelter or box for birds to nest in Usual Brit name: nest box |
| — | BLOWTORCH | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · tool projecting flammable gas over spark to produce flame |
| — | BLUEGRASS | — | [n. -ES] · any of several North American~ bluish-green~ grasses of the genus Poa~, esp~ P. pratensis~ (Kentucky~ bluegrass), grown for forage |
| — | BLUESTONE | S | [n. -S] · © blue vitriol |
| — | BOOKPLATE | S | [n. -S] · © a label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or its position in a library |
| — | BOOKSHELF | — | [n. -SHELVES] · © a shelf to hold books |
| — | BOOKSTAND | S | [n. -S] · © a place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall |
| — | BOOKSTORE | S | [n. -S] · © a store where books are kept for sale; -- called in England~ a bookseller's shop |
| — | BREAKFAST | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © to break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in the day |
| — | BURRSTONE | S | [n. -S] · © see Buhrstone / [x] { buhr buhrstone burrstone burstone § buhrs buhrstones burrstones burstones } |
| — | CATCHPOLE | S | [n. -S] · (in medieval England~) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors |
| — | CEASEFIRE | S | [n. -S] · a period of truce, esp~ one that is temporary and a preliminary step to establishing a more permanent peace on agreed terms |
| — | CELLBLOCK | S | [n. -S] · a group of cells in a prison where prisoners are kept |
| — | CHAWBACON | S | [n. -S] · (pejorative) an unsophisticated person of low intellect |
| — | CHOKEHOLD | S | [n. -S] · the act of holding a person's neck across the windpipe, esp~ from behind using one arm |
| — | CLOUDLAND | S | [n. -S] · © dreamland |
| — | COCKBLOCK | S | † [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to prevent another's romantic or sexual goal |
| — | CRABAPPLE | S | [n. -S] · derivative of crab apple |
| — | CUTTHROAT | S | [n. -S] · © one who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin |
| — | DAREDEVIL | S | [n. -S] · a recklessly bold person |
| — | DREAMBOAT | S | [n. -S] · (old-fashioned~, slang) an exceptionally attractive person or thing, esp~ a person of the opposite sex |
| — | DUSTSTORM | S | [n. -S] · a windstorm that whips up clouds of dust |
| — | FARMHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · © a dwelling house on a farm; a farmer's residence |
| — | GATEHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · © a house connected or associated with a gate |
| — | GAZEHOUND | S | [n. -S] · © a hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent |
| — | GENTLEMAN | — | [n. GENTLEMEN] · © a man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman |
| — | GRAVEYARD | S | [n. -S] · © a yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery |
| — | GREENHORN | S | [n. -S] · © a raw, inexperienced person; one easily imposed upon |
| — | GREYBEARD | S | † [n. -S] · a derogatory term for an old man / [x] { graybeard greybeard § graybeards greybeards } |
| — | HAILSTORM | S | [n. -S] · © a storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail |
| — | HEARTBEAT | S | [n. -S] · one complete pulsation of the heart See diastole, systole |
| — | HEARTLAND | S | [n. -S] · the central region of a country or continent |
| — | HOMESTEAD | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a house or estate and the adjoining land, buildings, etc~, esp~ a farm |
| — | HONEYCOMB | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a waxy structure, constructed by bees in a hive, that consists of adjacent hexagonal cells in which honey is stored, eggs are laid, and larvae develop |
| — | HORSESHOE | DRS | [v. -D, -ING, -S] · the U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal |
| — | HOUSEBOAT | S | [n. -S] · a stationary boat or barge used as a home |
| — | JAILHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · (Southern US) a jail; prison |
| — | KERBSTONE | S | [n. -S] · a curbstone |
| — | LAZYBONES | — | [n.] · © a lazy person |
| — | LIMESTONE | S | [n.] an abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments |
| — | MAKESHIFT | S | [n. -S] · © that with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient |
| — | MILESTONE | S | [n. -S] · © a stone serving the same purpose as a milepost |
| — | MILLSTONE | S | [n. -S] · © one of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance |
| — | MINESHAFT | S | [n. -S] · a vertical passageway into a mine |
| — | MOONLIGHT | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · also called: moonshine. light from the sun received on earth after reflection by the moon |
| — | MOONSHINE | DRS | [v. -SHINED, -SHINING, -SHINES] the light of the moon |
| — | MOONSTONE | S | [n. -S] · © a nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The best specimens come from Ceylon~ |
| — | MUSKMELON | S | [n. -S] · a sweet melon with musky odor |
| — | NIGHTCLUB | S | [v. -BBED, -BBING, -S] · to frequent nightclubs / ----- † [n. -S] · entertainment venue open at night |
| — | NIGHTGLOW | S | [n. -S] · (meteorology) a faint light from the upper atmosphere seen in the night sky, esp~ in low latitudes |
| — | NIGHTTIME | S | [n. -S] · © the time from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to daytime |
| — | PAINTBALL | S | [n. -S] · a game in which teams of players simulate a military skirmish, shooting each other with paint pellets that explode on impact, marking the players who have been shot |
| — | PICKTHANK | S | [n. -S] · © one who strives to put another under obligation; an officious person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively |
| — | POORHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · © a dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public expense; an almshouse; a workhouse |
| B | RAINSTORM | S | [n. -S] · a storm with heavy rain |
| — | REDBREAST | S | [n. -S] · © the European~ robin |
| — | ROADSTEAD | S | [n. -S] · © an anchorage off shore |
| — | SANDSTONE | S | [n. -S] · © a rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand |
| — | SCAPEGOAT | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a person made to bear the blame for others |
| — | SCARECROW | S | [n. -S] · © anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying~ without danger |
| — | SCRAPYARD | S | [n. -S] · (British~) a place where old machines such as cars and ships are destroyed and where useful parts are saved |
| — | SHORTWAVE | DS | [v. -WAVED, -WAVING, -WAVES] an electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength |
| — | SMACKDOWN | S | [n. -S] · a wrestling bout |
| — | SNOWBOARD | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] a board |
| — | SNOWFLAKE | S | [n. -S] · © a flake, or small filmy mass, of snow |
| — | SNOWSTORM | S | [n. -S] · © a storm with falling snow |
| — | SOMEPLACE | S | [n. -S] somewhere |
| — | SOMETHING | S | [n. -S] · © anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing (=somethings) |
| — | SOMEWHERE | S | [n. -S] · in, to, or at some unknown or unspecified place or point |
| — | SPIDERWEB | S | [n. -S] · (US) spider's web |
| — | STOCKPILE | DRS | [v. -PILED, -PILING, -PILES] · to acquire and store a large quantity of (something) |
| — | STOPWATCH | — | [n. -ES] · a type of watch used for timing events, such as sporting events, accurately, having a device for stopping the hand or hands instantly |
| — | TOMBSTONE | S | [n. -S] · © a stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased |
| — | TREEHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · a shelter built in a tree, usually as a play area for children |
| — | TURNSTONE | S | [n. -S] · © any species of limicoline~ birds of the genera Strepsilas~ and Arenaria~, allied to the plovers, especially the common American~ and European~ species |
| — | WAREHOUSE | DRS | [v. -HOUSED, -HOUSING, -HOUSES] · © to deposit or secure in a warehouse |
| — | WASHBASIN | S | [n. -S] · also called: washbowl. a basin or bowl for washing the face and hands |
| — | WASHBOARD | S | [n. -S] · © a fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in washing them |
| — | WASHCLOTH | S | [n. -S] · dishcloth «a cloth used for washing dishes» |
| — | WASHHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · © an outbuilding for washing, esp~. one for washing clothes; a laundry |
| — | WELLHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · a housing for a well |
| — | WHITEWASH | — | [v. -ED, -ING°, -ES] · © to apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with whitewash |
| — | WINDSTORM | S | [n. -S] · © a storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain |
| — | WORDSMITH | S | [n. -S] · a person skilled in using words |
| — | WORKBENCH | — | [n. -ES] · © a bench on which work is performed, as in a carpenter's shop |
| — | WORKGROUP | S | [n. -S] · a group collaborating online |
| — | WORKHORSE | S | [n. -S] · a horse used for nonrecreational~ activities |
| — | WORKPLACE | S | [n. -S] · a place, such as a factory or office, where people work |
| — | WORKSHEET | S | [n. -S] · a sheet of paper used for the preliminary or rough draft of a problem, design, etc~. |
| — | WORKSPACE | S | [n. -S] · an area set aside for work |
| — | WORKTABLE | S | [n. -S] · © a table for holding working materials and implements; esp~., a small table with drawers and other conveniences for needlework, etc~. |
| — | AIRFREIGHT | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · derivative of air-freight~ «to send (goods) to their destination by aircraft» |
| — | APPLESAUCE | S | [n. -S] · a relish or dessert made of apples stewed to a pulp and sweetened; (fig.) (sl.) bunkum, nonsense |
| — | BLACKBERRY | — | [v. -IED, -IED, -S] · to forage for blackberries |
| — | BLACKBOARD | S | [n. -S] · © a broad board painted black, or any black surface on which writing, drawing, or the working of mathematical problems can be done with chalk or crayons. It is much used in schools |
| — | BLOODSTONE | S | [n. -S] · © a green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope |
| — | BLUEJACKET | S | [n. -S] · a sailor in the Navy |
| — | BRAINCHILD | — | [n. -CHILDREN] · (informal) an idea or plan produced by creative thought; invention |
| — | BREADBOARD | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a wooden board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced |
| — | BREADFRUIT | S | [n. -S] · tropical fruit with starchy pulp |
| — | CATCHPENNY | — | [a.] · © made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show |
| — | CLINGSTONE | S | [n. -S] · © a fruit, as a peach, whose flesh adheres to the stone |
| — | COUNTERTOP | S | [n. -S] · (US) a kitchen work surface |
| — | DREADLOCKS | — | < DREADLOCK, [n. -S] · a single strand of matted hair |
| — | EVERYPLACE | — | [b.] · (US) an informal word for everywhere |
| — | EVERYTHING | — | [o.] · the entirety of a specified or implied class |
| — | EVERYWHERE | — | [b.] · © in every place; in all places; hence, in every part; throughly; altogether |
| — | FISHERFOLK | — | [n.] · people who earn their living by fishing; fishermen and women collectively |
| — | FUSSBUDGET | SY | [n. -S] · (informal) the US equivalent of fusspot |
| — | GOLDILOCKS | — | † [n.] a person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair / [x] { goldilocks goldylocks } |
| — | GRAVESTONE | S | [n. -S] · © a stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone |
| — | GREENHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · © a house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather |
| — | GREENSHANK | S | [n. -S] · © a European~ sandpiper or snipe; -- called also greater plover |
| — | HEARTTHROB | S | [n. -S] · derivative of heart-throb~ |
| — | HODGEPODGE | S | [n. -S] · © a mixed mass; a medley |
| — | MAKEWEIGHT | S | [n. -S] · © that which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap |
| — | MANSERVANT | — | [n. MENSERVANTS] · © a male servant |
| — | PICKPOCKET | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · © one who steals purses or other articles from pockets |
| — | PINCHPENNY | — | [n. -IES] · niggardly; miserly |
| — | POWERHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · an electrical generating station or plant |
| — | RAINFOREST | S | [n. -S] a forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season |
| — | RATTLETRAP | S | [n. -S] · © any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly |
| — | SCAPEGRACE | S | [n. -S] · © a graceless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and reckless |
| — | SHOESTRING | S | [n. -S] · another word for shoelace |
| — | SKATEBOARD | S | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] a narrow |
| — | SLIPSTREAM | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · also called: airstream, race |
| — | SNOWPLOUGH | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · an implement or vehicle for clearing away snow / [x] { snowplough snowplow § snowploughs snowplows § snowplough snowploughed snowploughing snowploughs snowplow snowplowed snowplowing snowplows } |
| — | SPOILSPORT | S | [n. -S] · (informal) a person who spoils the pleasure of other people by his or her actions or attitudes |
| — | SWEEPSTAKE | S | [n. -S] a lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants / [x] { sweepstake swoopstake § sweepstakes } |
| — | SWITCHYARD | S | [n. -S] · (US & Canadian~) an area in a railway system where rolling stock is shunted, as in forming trains |
| — | TATTLETALE | S | [n. -S] · a scandalmonger or gossip / [x] { tattler tattletale telltale § tattlers tattletales telltales § tattletale tattletales § tattletale telltale } |
| — | THREADBARE | — | [a.] · © worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes |
| — | WATERMELON | S | [n. -S] · large fruit with sweet red pulp |
| — | WHITEBOARD | S | [n. -S] · a shiny white surface that can be wiped clean after being used for writing or drawing on, used esp~ in teaching |
| — | WHOREHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · another word for brothel |
| — | WIDESPREAD | — | [a.] · © spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement |
| — | WINDOWPANE | S | [n. -S] · © see Pane, n., «3» b |
| — | WINDSHIELD | S | [n. -S] · (US & Canadian~) the sheet of flat or curved glass that forms a window of a motor vehicle, esp~ the front window Also called (in Britain~ and certain other countries): windscreen |
| — | WONDERWORK | S | [n. -S] · © a wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle |
| — | WORKBASKET | S | [n. -S] · © a basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like |
| — | YELLOWTAIL | S | [n. -S] · a game fish with a yellow tail fin |
| — | BATTLEFIELD | S | [n. -S] · the place where a battle is fought; an area of conflict |
| — | BITTERSWEET | S | [n. -S] · © anything which is bittersweet |
| — | BLOODSTREAM | S | [n. -S] · the flow of blood through the vessels of a living body |
| — | BREADBASKET | S | [n. -S] · © the stomach |
| — | CANDLELIGHT | S | [n. -S] · © the light of a candle |
| — | CANDLESTICK | S | [n. -S] · © an instrument or utensil for supporting a candle |
| — | CATCHPHRASE | S | [n. -S] · a well-known~ frequently used phrase, esp~ one associated with a particular group, etc~. |
| — | COFFEEHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · © a house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and where men meet for conversation |
| — | DREADNOUGHT | S | [n. -S] · a battleship armed with heavy guns of uniform calibre |
| — | EVERLASTING | S | [n. -S] · never coming to an end; eternal |
| — | GENTLEWOMAN | — | [n. -WOMEN] · © a woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar |
| — | GUTTERSNIPE | S | [n. -S] · a child who spends most of his time in the streets, esp~ in a slum area |
| — | HEAVYWEIGHT | S | [n. -S] · a person or thing that is heavier than average |
| — | HYPERCHARGE | DS | [n. -S] · a property of baryons that is used to account for the absence of certain strong interaction decays |
| — | LICKSPITTLE | S | [n. -S] · a flattering or servile person |
| — | MAIDSERVANT | S | [n. -S] · © a female servant |
| — | SCATTERGOOD | S | [n. -S] · © one who wastes; a spendthrift |
| — | SPENDTHRIFT | S | [n. -S] · © one who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively |
| — | WATERCOURSE | S | [n. -S] · a stream, river, or canal |
| — | WHEELBARROW | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · a simple vehicle for carrying small loads, typically being an open container supported by a wheel at the front and two legs and two handles behind |
| — | BATTLEGROUND | S | [n. -S] · derivative of battlefield |
| — | BLATHERSKITE | S | [n. -S] · © a blustering, talkative fellow |
| — | BLUESTOCKING | S | [n. -S] · © a literary lady; a female pedant |
| — | HEARTBURNING | S | [n. -S] · © same as Heartburn / [x] { heartburn heartburning § heartburnings heartburns } |
| — | HEARTSTRINGS | — | < HEARTSTRING, [n. -S] · © a nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart |
| — | SCATTERBRAIN | S | [n. -S] · a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration |
| — | THUNDERSTORM | S | [n. -S] · © a storm accompanied with lightning and thunder |
| — | YELLOWTHROAT | S | [n. -S] · © any one of several species of American~ ground warblers of the genus Geothlypis~, esp~. the Maryland~ yellowthroat «G. trichas~», which is a very common species |
| — | BUTTERFINGERS | — | [n.] · (functioning as singular) (informal) a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things |
| — | SLAUGHTERHOUSE | S | [n. -S] · © a house where beasts are butchered for the market |
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