A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
companionway
companionway
noun
(nautical) a staircase or ladder from one deck to another on a ship
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
harpwaytuning
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
nymphwise
olympianwise
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
paddywacking
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pantywaist
pantywaist
adj
(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.
noun
(informal, dated) An undergarment composed, in part, of panties attached to a waistband.
(informal, derogatory) An ineffectual, weak, or timid person, especially a boy or young man; a sissy.
pantywaists
pantywaists
noun
plural of pantywaist
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
pennywhistle
pennywhistle
noun
(music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
pennywinkle
pennywise
pennywise
adj
Careful with small amounts of money or over small matters.
pickwickianly
pineywoods
pinnywinkle
pinnywinkles
pinnywinkles
noun
Alternative form of pilliwinks
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
pointways
prayingwise
prewillingly
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
pyrewinkes
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
splineway
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
sweepingly
sweepingly
adv
In an encompassing manner.
teletypewriting
teletypewriting
noun
The use of a teletypewriter.
typewriting
typewriting
noun
The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter.
The material produced by a typewriter; typescript.