Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
bargainwise
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
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).
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightwaters
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
browningesque
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
carriageways
carriageways
noun
plural of carriageway
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
degreewise
discrowning
discrowning
verb
present participle of discrown
disperiwig
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
dragsawing
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawings
drawings
noun
plural of drawing
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drownings
drownings
noun
plural of drowning
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
earwigginess
earwigs
earwigs
noun
plural of earwig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwig
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
freewheelingness
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
gabrilowitsch
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gershwin
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
gipsywort
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
grainways
granitewares
granitewares
noun
plural of graniteware
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grasswidow
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
gratewise
gratewise
adv
In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
griswold
grocerwise
grosswardein
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
growleries
growleries
noun
plural of growlery
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
growliness
growliness
noun
The state or quality of being growly.
growlinesses
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
gutterwise
gwaris
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
highbrows
highbrows
noun
plural of highbrow
hollingsworth
hornswoggling
hornswoggling
verb
present participle of hornswoggle
horsedrawing
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
ingrownness
ingrownness
noun
The quality of being ingrown.
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
inswarming
inswinger
inswinger
noun
Alternative form of in-swinger
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
intertwisting
intertwisting
noun
A twisting together.
verb
present participle of intertwist
intertwistingly
interwhistling
klingerstown
knightswort
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lawgivers
lawgivers
noun
plural of lawgiver
lewisburg
lewisburg
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Cass County, Indiana, USA.
a home-rule class city in Logan County, Kentucky, USA.
a village in Preble County, Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Union County.
a city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Marshall County.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Greenbrier County.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lowercasing
lowercasing
verb
present participle of lowercase
loweringness
ludwigsburg
measuringworm
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
misgrew
misgrew
verb
simple past tense of misgrow
misgrow
misgrow
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To grow incorrectly or amiss.
misgrowing
misgrowing
verb
present participle of misgrow
misgrown
misgrown
adj
Grown out of shape; misshapen.
verb
past participle of misgrow.
misgrows
misgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misgrow