A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
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
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
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
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
changchiakow
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chewink
chewink
noun
A bird, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, the Eastern towhee.
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
disworkmanship
fliegerabwehrkanone
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
haikwan
haikwan
Noun
Chinese maritime customs
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
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
hawking
hawking
noun
Action of the verb to hawk.
verb
present participle of hawk
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawkins
hawkinsville
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
hoodwink
hoodwink
noun
(Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.
(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
verb
(archaic) To hide or obscure.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
hoodwinked
hoodwinked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hoodwink
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
hoodwinks
hoodwinks
noun
plural of hoodwink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoodwink
hookswinging
howking
ikhwan
ikhwan
Noun
A Wahhabi religious militia of the early twentieth century, made up of traditionally nomadic tribesmen, which formed a significant military force of the ruler Ibn Saud and played an important role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
jeewhillikens
jinrickshaw
kawchodinne
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kenweigh
kherwarian
khwarazmian
kingchow
kinhwa
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kitchenwife
kiungchow
knightstown
knightswort
knownothingism
kweihwating
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
manahawkin
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mcknightstown
mishikhwutmetunne
mohawkian
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwake
nightwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwalking
nightwalking
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) The activity of a prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
nightworker
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
piankashaw
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
thankworthily
thankworthiness
thankworthiness
noun
The quality or state of being thankworthy.
thickwind
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unhoodwink
unhoodwink
verb
To disabuse of a deception.
To remove a blindfold or blinder from.
unhoodwinked
unhoodwinked
adj
Not hoodwinked.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unhoodwink
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unwhiglike
unwhisked
unwhisked
adj
Not whisked.
unwhiskered
unwhiskered
adj
Without whiskers.
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
weakishness
weakishness
noun
The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness.
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weeknight
weeknight
noun
The evening of a weekday.
weeknights
weeknights
adv
On weeknights.
noun
plural of weeknight
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
weinshienk
wenchlike
wenchlike
adj
Like or characteristic of a wench
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
whatkin
whatkin
det
(UK, obsolete, regional) what kind of
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
wheerikins
whicken
whickering
whickering
noun
The act of producing a whicker.
verb
present participle of whicker
whillikins
whinchacker
whincheck
whinnock
whinnock
noun
(UK, dialect) A milk-pail.
(UK, dialect) The smallest pig in a litter; the runt.
whipking
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whirken
whiskerando
whiskerandoed
whiskerandos
whiskeytown
whiskin
whiskin
noun
(UK, dialect) A shallow drinking bowl.
whisking
whisking
noun
The motion of something that is whisked.
The movement of an animal's whiskers.
verb
present participle of whisk
whiskingly
whiskingly
adv
With a whisking motion.
whiteshank
wickthing
wihnyk
windhoek
windhoek
Proper noun
The capital of Namibia.
windshake
windshake
noun
A crack in wood caused by the force of wind while the tree was growing.
windshock
winklehawk
winklehole
wishoskan
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.