BEATDOWNS | • beatdowns n. Plural of beatdown. • beat␣downs n. Plural of beat down. • BEATDOWN n. an overwhelming defeat. |
DANEWORTS | • daneworts n. Plural of danewort. • DANEWORT n. an elder-like shrub, said to grow on sites where Danes had fallen, also DANEWEED. |
DAWSONITE | • dawsonite n. (Mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide. • DAWSONITE n. a hydrous carbonate of alumina and soda, occurring in white, bladed crystals. |
DOWNBEATS | • downbeats n. Plural of downbeat. • DOWNBEAT n. the first beat of a musical measure. |
DOWNRATES | • downrates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downrate. • DOWNRATE v. to make lower in value. |
DOWNSTAGE | • downstage adv. Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage. • downstage adv. Towards a motion-picture or television camera. • downstage adj. At the front of a stage. |
DOWNSTATE | • downstate n. (US) The southern region of certain US states, particularly Michigan, New York, and Illinois. • downstate adj. (US) Of the southern section of a state. • downstate adv. (US) To the southern section of a state. |
ENSWATHED | • enswathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of enswathe. • ENSWATHE v. to wrap around, also INSWATHE. |
INSWATHED | • inswathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of inswathe. • INSWATHE v. to wrap around, also ENSWATHE. |
METEWANDS | • metewands n. Plural of metewand. • mete-wands n. Plural of mete-wand. • METEWAND n. a measuring rod, also METESTICK, METEYARD. |
NEWSSTAND | • newsstand n. An open stall, often on a street, where newspapers and magazines are on sale to the public. • NEWSSTAND n. a stand from which newspapers are sold. |
NEWSTRADE | • newstrade n. The industry that produces and sells news, as in newspapers, magazines, television broadcasts, etc. • NEWSTRADE n. the business of newsagents. |
PASTEDOWN | • pastedown n. The part of an endpaper that is pasted to a book’s cover. • PASTEDOWN n. the outer leaf of an end-cover that is pasted down over a book. |
STERNWARD | • sternward adj. Towards the stern, aft. • sternward adv. Sternwards. • STERNWARD adv. towards the stern, also STERNWARDS. |
SWEATBAND | • sweatband n. A band of fabric, inside the crown of a hat, designed to absorb perspiration. • sweatband n. A band of fabric worn around the wrist or head during sports to absorb perspiration. • SWEATBAND n. an absorbent wristlet worn by e.g. tennis players to prevent sweat running down to their hands. |
TAKEDOWNS | • takedowns n. Plural of takedown. • TAKEDOWN n. an article that can be easily taken apart. |
TEARDOWNS | • teardowns n. Plural of teardown. • tear-downs n. Plural of tear-down; alternative spelling of teardowns. • TEARDOWN n. the process of disassembling. |
UNSWATHED | • unswathed v. Simple past tense and past participle of unswathe. • UNSWATHE v. to unbind, unwrap. |
UNWAISTED | • unwaisted adj. Having no waist. • UNWAISTED adj. not waisted. |
WASTELAND | • wasteland n. A place with no remaining resources; a desert. • wasteland n. Any barren or uninteresting place. • wasteland n. A devastated, not (or no longer) habitable area. |