(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.
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bretwaldaship
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cathedralwise
childward
christward
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
dearworthily
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
dishware
dishware
noun
crockery used for serving or cooking food
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of 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
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.
disworkmanship
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreamwhile
drowsihead
drowsihead
noun
(obsolete) drowsiness
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.
ehrwaldite
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
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
hairweed
hairweed
noun
The plant dodder.
hairwood
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwrist
handwrit
handwrit
noun
a book or document written by hand
manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
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
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
hardishrew
hardwick
hardwicke
hardwickia
hardwire
hardwire
verb
Alternative spelling of hard-wire
hardwired
hardwired
adj
(computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
(electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
(electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
(humans and animals) Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior a habit.
In humans and animals, describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.
Not changeable.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hardwire
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
headwaiters
headwaiters
noun
plural of headwaiter
headworking
heartwounding
hillward
hillward
adj
which faces a hill; which faces the hills
adv
toward a hill; toward the hills
himward
himwards
hindward
hindward
adj
Posterior; in the rear.
adv
Toward the posterior extremity.
hindwards
hindwards
adv
hindward
hithertoward
hitherward
hitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward this place
hitherwards
hitherwards
adv
(archaic) Towards this place.
hiveward
hiveward
adj
Towards a hive.
horizonward
horizonward
adv
Toward the horizon.
horsedrawing
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
interwreathed
interwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
nightwards
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
parishwide
rawhide
rawhide
noun
(countable) A whip made from twisted untanned leather.
Untanned hide.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a rawhide whip.
(transitive) To clear (a pump) of sediment by starting and stopping it repeatedly.
rawhided
rawhided
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rawhide
rawhider
rawhider
noun
(US, historical) An itinerant cowboy.
rawhides
rawhides
noun
plural of rawhide
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
rewithdraw
rewithdraw
verb
(transitive) To withdraw again.
rewithdrawal
rewithdrawal
noun
The act of withdrawing again.
rightward
rightward
adj
To or from the right.
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
roadworthiness
roadworthiness
noun
The property of being roadworthy.
schwendenerian
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shadowier
shadowier
adj
comparative form of shadowy: more shadowy
shallowbrained
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
shorthandwriter
stewardship
stewardship
noun
Foresters believe in stewardship of the land.
The act of caring for or improving with time.
The rank or office of a steward.
stewardships
stewardships
noun
plural of stewardship
straightforward
straightforward
adj
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere
easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating
adv
In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
straightforwards
straightfoward
straightwards
subheadwaiter
subwardenship
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
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
swordmanship
swordmanship
noun
Alternative form of swordsmanship
swordsmanship
swordsmanship
noun
the skill of using a sword
thitherward
thitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward that place.
thitherwards
thitherwards
adv
(archaic) Towards that place
tidewaitership
tidewaitership
noun
The state or business of a tide waiter (customs inspector).
toothdrawing
toothdrawing
noun
The extraction of teeth, as by a dentist.
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
uninwreathed
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.
unwarnished
unwithdrawable
unwithdrawable
adj
Not withdrawable.
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwithdrawn
unwithdrawn
adj
Not withdrawn.
uphillward
uphillward
adj
(obsolete) Heading uphill.
waiterhood
waiterhood
noun
The role or status of a waiter.
wardenship
wardenship
noun
the state of being a warden
wardenships
wardenships
noun
plural of wardenship
wardership
wardership
noun
The role or status of warder.
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
wardship
wardship
noun
(chiefly law) The state of being a ward of someone.
(historical) In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.
wardships
wardships
noun
plural of wardship
warriorhood
warriorhood
noun
The state of being a warrior.
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weatherized
weatherized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weatherize
weatherstripped
weatherstripped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weatherstrip
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
weinhardt
whalebird
whalebird
noun
(Australia) The sooty tern
Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels, especially Pachyptila turtur (the blue petrel) and Pachyptila desolata.
wharfside
wharfside
noun
The side of a wharf, where goods may be loaded and unloaded.