ACCREWED | • accrewed v. Simple past tense and past participle of accrew. • ACCREW v. (Spenser) to accrue. |
CATCHWORD | • catchword n. (Printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats… • catchword n. (Theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker. • catchword n. A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view. |
COWARDICE | • cowardice n. Lack of courage. • COWARDICE n. lack of courage, also COWARDRY. |
CRACKDOWN | • crackdown n. Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement. • crack␣down v. (Idiomatic, often with ’on’) To take harsh action (against), as when enforcing a law more stringently than before. • CRACKDOWN n. the taking of a firm action. |
CATCHWORDS | • catchwords n. Plural of catchword. • CATCHWORD n. among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak next. |
CHURCHWARD | • churchward n. (Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden. • churchward adv. Towards a church. • Churchward prop.n. A surname originating as an occupation. |
COWARDICES | • cowardices n. Plural of cowardice. • COWARDICE n. lack of courage, also COWARDRY. |
CRACKDOWNS | • crackdowns n. Plural of crackdown. • CRACKDOWN n. the taking of a firm action. |
CHURCHWARDS | • churchwards n. Plural of churchward. • churchwards adv. Towards a church. • CHURCHWARDS adv. in the direction of the church, also CHURCHWARD. |
WISECRACKED | • wisecracked v. Simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack. • WISECRACK v. to make a wisecrack. |
CHURCHWARDEN | • churchwarden n. (Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. • churchwarden n. (US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church. • churchwarden n. (UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe. |
CHURCHWARDENS | • churchwardens n. Plural of churchwarden. • CHURCHWARDEN n. one of two lay parish officers in Anglican churches with responsibility esp. for parish property and alms. |
CLAPPERCLAWED | • clapperclawed v. Simple past tense and past participle of clapperclaw. • CLAPPERCLAW v. (archaic) to claw or scratch. |
WEATHERCOCKED | • weathercocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock. • WEATHERCOCK v. to serve as a weathercock for. |