An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airwash
airworthiest
airworthiest
adj
superlative form of airworthy: most airworthy
airworthiness
airworthiness
noun
The state of being airworthy.
alswith
anchorwise
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
archswindler
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
asahigawa
asahikawa
ashwin
askwith
aswithe
athwartship
athwartship
adj
(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
athwartships
athwartships
adv
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
athwartwise
athwartwise
adv
athwart; in a side-to-side orientation
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.
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
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.
bandwidths
bandwidths
noun
plural of bandwidth
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
bashawship
bashawship
noun
The role or status of a bashaw.
bassenthwaite
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
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
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bodhisattwa
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bretwaldaship
brightwaters
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
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
caschielawis
cathedralwise
chadwicks
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
charmwise
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chickasaw
chickasaws
chippewas
chippeways
christward
churchwardenism
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
coachwise
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
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
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
dawish
dawish
adj
(rare) Like a jackdaw.
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
dewanship
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwash
dishwash
noun
(attributive) The washing of dishes.
Dishwater.
verb
(intransitive) To wash dishes and other dishware.
dishwasher
dishwasher
noun
(Australia) A bird, the restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta).
(UK, dialect, Wiltshire) A European bird, the wagtail.
A machine for washing dishes.
Someone who washes dishes, especially one hired to wash dishes in a restaurant.
dishwashers
dishwashers
noun
plural of dishwasher
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
dishwashings
dishwashings
noun
plural of dishwashing
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
disshadow
diswashing
disworkmanship
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
duinhewassel
dwamish
dwarfish
dwarfish
adj
Like a dwarf; being especially small or stunted.
Of, pertaining to, or made by or for dwarves.
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fishway
fishway
Noun
A structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
gabrilowitsch
gawish
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gentlewomanish
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
hairweavers
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
halfwise
halmawise
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsawfish
handsawfishes
handsewing
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwrist
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
hardishrew
harpwise
harristown
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
hawaiians
hawesville
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkies
hawkies
noun
plural of hawkie
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawkins
hawkinsville
hawkish
hawkish
adj
Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.
Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hawkwise
hawsepiece
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood