A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
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
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
buckwashing
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
cashtown
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
charlestown
chestertown
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chewinesses
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chowderheadedness
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clownish
clownish
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to peasants; rustic.
(now rare) Uncultured, boorish; rough, coarse.
Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.
clownishness
clownishness
noun
the state of being clownish
clownishnesses
clownishnesses
noun
plural of clownishness
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cowhands
cowhands
noun
plural of cowhand
cowishness
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
cowsharn
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crenshaw
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cushionflower
diswench
eschewance
eschewance
noun
The act of eschewing something.
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
frenchwise
hackettstown
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
inchworms
inchworms
noun
plural of inchworm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm
jinrickshaw
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
launchways
launchways
noun
plural of launchway
mcknightstown
mcsherrystown
mechanicstown
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
pinwrenches
sandwich
sandwich
adj
(US) Of a meal or serving size that is smaller than a dinner.
noun
(UK) A layer cake or sandwich cake.
(archaic) A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).
(by extension) Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serve(s) as the wrapper or container of some other food.
verb
(figuratively) To put or set something between two others, in time.
(sex) To double penetrate
To eat sandwiches.
To feed sandwiches.
To place one item physically between two other, usually flat, items.
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
schaefferstown
scharwenka
schwaben
schwann
schwanpan
schwarzian
schwarzian
Noun
A particular operator that, when applied to a function yields a function <math>x\mapsto\frac{f'(x)}{f'(x)}-\frac32\left(\frac{f(x)}{f'(x)}\right)^2</math>
Any image of that operator.
schweinfurt
schwendenerian
schwenk
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
schwerin
schwerin
Proper noun
A city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, and capital of the region.
schwertner
schwing
schwing
intj
(slang, US) An exclamation of excitement or attraction.
schwinn
scotchwoman
scotchwoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
scutcheonwise
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
showance
showcasing
showcasing
noun
(Internet, retailing) The activity of going to bricks-and-mortar stores to examine goods before buying them online, frequently from a different retailer.
An instance of something being showcased or exhibited.
verb
present participle of showcase
slaunchways
somewhence
somewhence
adv
(archaic or literary) from somewhere
stitchdown
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
switching
switching
noun
Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
Change from one product/service provider to another.
Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
verb
present participle of switch
switchings
switchings
noun
plural of switching
switchman
switchman
noun
A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.
A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.
switchmen
switchmen
noun
plural of switchman
szechwan
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
touchdowns
touchdowns
noun
plural of touchdown
trencherwise
trenchwise
twitchiness
twitchiness
noun
The state of being nervous and unsettled; edginess.
The state of being twitchy, physical restlessness.
unchewableness
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
uneschewable
uneschewable
adj
Not eschewable; imposible to eschew.
uneschewably
uneschewed
uneschewed
adj
Not eschewed.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unswitched
unswitched
adj
(physics, computing) Directly connected without an intervening switch.
Not switched.
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwhimsically
unwhimsicalness
wahcondas
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wanchese
wapinschaw
wapinschaw
noun
(Scotland, historical) A volunteer meeting or shooting competition inspired by this traditional exhibition of weapons.
(Scotland, historical) An exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.
wappenschaw
wappenschawing
washtucna
watchbands
watchbands
noun
plural of watchband
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
watchlessness
watchlessness
noun
Lack of vigilance; failure to keep watch.
watchmakings
watchmanship
watchmanship
noun
The state or business of a watchman.
wattenscheid
weapschawing
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
weissnichtwo
wellchosen
weltanschauung
weltanschauung
noun
A person's or a group's conception, philosophy or view of the world; a worldview.
weltanschauungen
weltanschauungen
noun
plural of weltanschauung
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
wenchers
wenchers
noun
plural of wencher
wenches
wenches
noun
plural of wench
wenchless
wenchless
adj
(archaic) Without women or a woman.
wenchowese
whencesoeer
whencesoever
whencesoever
adv
(archaic) From wherever: from whatever place.
whimsicalness
whimsicalness
noun
Whimsicality.
whinchats
whinchats
noun
plural of whinchat
whipstitching
whipstitching
verb
present participle of whipstitch
winchers
winchers
noun
plural of wincher
winches
winches
noun
plural of winch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winch