To quench; extinguish (fire, pain, malice, enemies, etc.)
anchorwise
archsewer
archsteward
archswindler
archways
archways
noun
plural of archway
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
archworkmaster
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backwash
backwash
noun
(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
backwashed
backwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backwash
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwashes
backwashes
noun
plural of backwash
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
buckwash
buckwasher
buckwashing
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
bushwhack
bushwhack
verb
to ambush
to fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
to travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
bushwhacks
bushwhacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bushwhack
cahows
cahows
noun
plural of cahow
capshaw
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
carwash
carwash
noun
Alternative spelling of car wash
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
caschielawis
cashaw
cashaw
noun
Alternative form of cushaw
cashaws
cashaws
noun
plural of cashaw
cashdrawer
cashew
cashew
noun
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
cashews
cashews
noun
plural of cashew
cashtown
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
cathedralwise
chadwicks
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
charlestown
charlesworth
charmwise
chasteweed
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
chawers
chawers
noun
plural of chawer
chaws
chaws
noun
plural of chaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaw
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chickasaw
chickasaws
chippewas
chippeways
choctaws
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
christward
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
chwas
coachwise
coatsworth
cocashweed
cocashweed
noun
A form of ragwort
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowhages
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowshard
cowsharn
crashaw
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crenshaw
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crowshay
cumshaw
cumshaw
noun
A gratuity or tip as thanks for a service
verb
To give or make a present to.
cumshaws
cumshaws
noun
plural of cumshaw
cushaw
cushaw
noun
Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.
cushaws
cushaws
noun
plural of cushaw
czstochowa
deathwatches
deathwatches
noun
plural of deathwatch
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
eschewal
eschewal
noun
The act of eschewing
eschewals
eschewals
noun
plural of eschewal
eschewance
eschewance
noun
The act of eschewing something.
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
forwardsearch
gabrilowitsch
hackettstown
hacksaw
hacksaw
noun
A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal
verb
To cut with a hacksaw.
hacksaws
hacksaws
noun
plural of hacksaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hacksaw
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hatchways
hatchways
noun
plural of hatchway
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
hawsepiece
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
jahwistic
jawcrusher
jinrickshaw
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kwachas
kwachas
noun
plural of kwacha
launchways
launchways
noun
plural of launchway
mechanicstown
micawberish
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
oswegatchie
outwatches
outwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwatch
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
paschflower
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
phosphowolframic
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
salchow
salchow
noun
A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air.
verb
(intransitive) To perform a figure skating jump of this kind.
sandwich
sandwich
adj
(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
noun
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
(archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
verb
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
(sex) To double penetrate
To eat sandwiches.
To feed sandwiches.
To place one item physically between two other, usually flat, items.
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.