Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
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).
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
changewater
counterthwarting
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
featherwing
feuchtwanger
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
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
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
gruhenwald
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hangworm
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpwaytuning
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.
(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
interwreathing
interwreathing
verb
present participle of interwreathe
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
langworthy
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
nightwards
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
rainwashing
rainwashing
verb
present participle of rainwash
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
sapphirewing
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
shortwaving
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
thrawing
thwarting
thwarting
noun
An instance of blocking or obstructing.
verb
present participle of thwart
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
toothdrawing
toothdrawing
noun
The extraction of teeth, as by a dentist.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unthwarting
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
waggonwright
waggonwright
noun
Alternative form of wagonwright
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
wahlenbergia
wainwright
wainwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs wagons
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
washingtonboro
watertightness
watertightness
noun
(rare) The condition of being watertight
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weathering
weathering
noun
(architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
(geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
(obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
The action of weather on objects exposed to it.
verb
present participle of weather
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weatherizing
weatherizing
noun
A protective coating, or layer of insulation, as on a house or car.
verb
present participle of weatherize
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weatherstripping
weatherstripping
noun
The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip.
a piece of weatherstrip material
verb
present participle of weatherstrip
weathertightness
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
whallonsburg
whangarei
whangers
whangers
noun
plural of whanger
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wheelabrating
willinghearted
withdrawing
withdrawing
noun
withdrawal
verb
present participle of withdraw
withdrawingness
withdrawingness
noun
The quality of being withdrawing; a tendency to draw back.
woolgathering
woolgathering
noun
Indulgence in idle fancies or daydreams.
The gathering of fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc.
woolgatherings
woolgatherings
noun
plural of woolgathering
woolshearing
woolshearing
noun
The shearing of animals to obtain wool.
wranglership
wranglership
noun
The honor or position of being a wrangler at the University of Cambridge, England.
wrathing
wrathing
verb
present participle of wrath
wreathing
wreathing
adj
Having a pattern that wreathes.
noun
The motion or pattern of something that wreaths.
verb
present participle of wreath
present participle of wreathe
wreathingly
wreathingly
adv
So as to wreathe.
wreathmaking
wreathmaking
noun
The construction of wreaths of flowers.
wronghead
wronghead
noun
A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character.
wrongheaded
wrongheaded
adj
Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.