(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blowhard
blowhard
noun
(Canada, US, derogatory) A person who talks too much or too loudly, especially in a boastful or self-important manner.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
bohmerwald
bowlderhead
bradshaw
bradshaw
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern England.
derived from these places.
Noun
A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
breadthways
breadthways
adv
breadthwise
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bretwaldaship
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
handbarrow
handbarrow
noun
A frame, supported by poles, used for carrying things
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
harborward
harborward
adj
Toward a harbor.
harbourward
harbourward
adj
Alternative form of harborward
shallowbrained
shewbread
showboard
showbread
showbread
noun
(religion) The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
strawbreadth
subheadwaiter
subwardenship
swashbucklerdom
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
washboard
washboard
noun
(dated) baseboard; skirting board
(music) Such a board used as a simple percussion instrument.
(nautical) A board fastened along a ship's gunwale to prevent splashing; a splashboard.
A board with a corrugated surface against which laundry may be rubbed.
A stretch of ripples or bumps on a dirt or gravel road caused by interaction between traffic and road surface.
verb
(bees) To move up and down or back and forth across the surface of a hive, possibly to lay down a layer of propolis and wax.
To play a washboard.
To produce a rippled texture on a surface.
washboards
washboards
noun
plural of washboard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of washboard
weatherboard
weatherboard
noun
(nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
(nautical) The windward side of a vessel.
Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
verb
(transitive) To cover with a weatherboard.
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weatherbound
weatherbound
adj
(often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
whalebird
whalebird
noun
(Australia) The sooty tern
Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.
wheatbird
wheatbird
noun
A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.
wheelabrated
wheybeard
whitebeard
whitebeard
noun
An old man; a greybeard.
whitebeards
whitebeards
noun
plural of whitebeard
windbroach
withdrawable
withdrawable
adj
Capable of being withdrawn.
witherband
witherband
noun
(obsolete) A piece of iron fixed in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.