In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
ballhawks
ballhawks
noun
plural of ballhawk
beshawled
beshawled
adj
Wearing a shawl.
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
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
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
bretwaldaship
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
deathblows
deathblows
noun
plural of deathblow
gabrilowitsch
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
nonwashable
nonwashable
adj
Not washable.
schwalbea
shadblow
shadblow
noun
Synonym of shadbush
shadblows
shadblows
noun
plural of shadblow
shadowable
shadowable
adj
Capable of being shadowed.
shallowbrain
shallowbrained
showable
showable
adj
Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable.
noun
Something that can be shown.
shwalb
subwealthy
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbucklerdom
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
swashbuckles
swashbuckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swathable
swatheable
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
tableclothwise
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
unblameworthiness
unchewableness
uneschewable
uneschewable
adj
Not eschewable; imposible to eschew.
uneschewably
unshadowable
unshadowable
adj
Not shadowable.
unshowable
unshowable
adj
Not showable; that cannot be shown.
unswathable
unswatheable
unwashable
unwashable
adj
Not washable; that cannot be washed.
noun
Something that cannot be washed in the normal way without being damaged.
unweighableness
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
washability
washability
noun
The property of being washable.
washable
washable
adj
Capable of being washed without being damaged; especially by a specified method, for example machine-washable.
noun
Something that can be washed without being damaged.
washableness
washableness
noun
The quality of being washable.
washbowl
washbowl
noun
A basin for washing the face and hands; a washbasin.
A sink in a bathroom, connected to a supply of water and a drain, in which one may wash one's face and hands.
washbowls
washbowls
noun
plural of washbowl
welsbach
whaleboats
whaleboats
noun
plural of whaleboat
whalebones
whalebones
noun
plural of whalebone
whallonsburg
wheelbarrows
wheelbarrows
noun
plural of wheelbarrow
wheelbase
wheelbase
noun
The horizontal distance between the front and rear axles of a road or rail vehicle.
wheelbases
wheelbases
noun
plural of wheelbase
whirlblast
whirlblast
noun
(archaic, poetic) A whirlwind.
whisperable
whisperable
adj
Able to be whispered.
whistleable
whistleable
adj
Capable of being whistled.
wishable
wishable
adj
Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
worshipability
worshipability
noun
Capability of being worshiped; worthiness of veneration.
worshipable
worshipable
adj
Capable of being worshipped; worthy of veneration.