(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
boilerworks
bowerlike
brailowsky
brickwall
brickwall
noun
(nonstandard) Alternative form of brick wall
brinklow
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
candlestickward
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fliegerabwehrkanone
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
franklintown
furrowlike
furrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furrow.
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
grillework
grillework
noun
Alternative spelling of grillwork
grillwork
grillwork
noun
The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
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.
killigrew
killigrew
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A bird, the red-billed chough.
killwort
killwort
noun
The plant Chelidonium majus.
kiloware
kiloware
noun
(philately) Postage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.
kiloword
kiloword
noun
(computing) A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 words.
kirkwall
kirkwall
Proper noun
The capital of the Orkney Islands.
klingerstown
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lawyerlike
lawyerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lawyer.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lerwick
lerwick
Proper noun
A town, and the administrative centre of, the Shetland Islands.
lifework
lifework
noun
The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
linewalker
linewalker
noun
A person employed to walk along an oil or gas pipeline in search of leaks and other problems.
linework
linework
noun
(art) The technique of drawing lines.
linkwork
linkwork
noun
A fabric made from linked pieces of metal.
A mechanism of linked components.
linkworks
linkworks
noun
plural of linkwork
lipwork
lipwork
noun
Articles made from straw.
Synonym of lip service (“promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention”)
listwork
lordswike
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
marrowlike
marrowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marrow.
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
milkwort
milkwort
noun
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
millwork
millwork
noun
(US) Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).
Most especially, doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
millworker
millworker
noun
One who works in a mill.
millworks
millworks
noun
The machinery and mechanisms of a mill.
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonwrinkleable
overfellowlike
periwinkle
periwinkle
adj
Of pale bluish purple colour.
noun
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pillowwork
pipewalker
plaitwork
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
quillwork
quillwork
noun
Decorative textile embellishment made from porcupine quills by certain Native Americans.
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
racewalkings
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
ringwalk
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
sewerlike
sewerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sewer (drainage pipe).
showerlike
showerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shower (bathroom fitting).
shrewlike
shrewlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish.
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
silkflower
silkgrower
silkgrower
noun
A grower of silk.
silkwork
silkwork
noun
Goods or products manufactured from silk
silkworker
silkworks
silkworks
noun
A silk manufactory.
silkworm
silkworm
noun
Any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
silkworms
silkworms
noun
plural of silkworm
silverwork
silverwork
noun
Work, usually ornamental, done in silver.
silverworker
silverworker
noun
A person employed to manufacture and shape silver.
slitwork
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
steelworking
steelworking
noun
The act of working steel, the creation of steelwork or steelwares
strawberrylike
strawberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strawberry (plant or fruit).
strawlike
strawlike
adj
Resembling straw.
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swordlike
swordlike
adj
resembling a sword
thankworthily
thrawartlike
tiddlywinker
tiddlywinker
noun
(tiddlywinks) A player of the game of tiddlywinks.
tilework
tilework
noun
The arrangement of tiles on a surface.
tileworks
tileworks
noun
A factory that manufactures tiles.
tinselwork
towerlike
towerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tower.
trelliswork
trelliswork
noun
A trellis or trellis-like structure.
trellisworks
trellisworks
noun
plural of trelliswork
trianglework
triweeklies
triweeklies
noun
plural of triweekly
triweekliess
triweekly
triweekly
adj
Occurring once every three weeks.
Occurring three times per week.
Published three times a week.
noun
A publication published three times a week.
twinkleproof
twinkler
twinkler
noun
(colloquial) An eye.
One who, or that which, twinkles or winks.
twinklers
twinklers
noun
plural of twinkler
twitlark
unlawyerlike
unlawyerlike
adj
Not lawyerlike.
unstewardlike
unwarlike
unwarlike
adj
Not warlike.
unwarlikeness
unwarlikeness
noun
The quality of being unwarlike.
unwaterlike
unwaterlike
adj
Not waterlike.
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.
unworkmanlike
unworkmanlike
adj
Not workmanlike.
unwrinkle
unwrinkle
verb
(intransitive) To stop being wrinkly; to become flat or smooth.
(transitive) To remove wrinkles from.
unwrinkleable
unwrinkleable
adj
Not wrinkleable.
unwrinkled
unwrinkled
adj
Without wrinkles.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwrinkle
unwrinkles
unwrinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unwrinkle
unwrinkling
unwrinkling
verb
present participle of unwrinkle
waferlike
waferlike
adj
Having a shape or texture similar to a wafer.
waiterlike
waiterlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a waiter.
walkerite
walkersville
walkerville
walkmiller
walkmiller
noun
Alternative form of waulkmiller
walkrife
walkyrie
walkyries
warblelike
warblelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warble.
warblerlike
warblerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warbler.
wardlike
wardlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ward.
warlike
warlike
adj
Hostile and belligerent.
Martial, bellicose or militaristic.
warlikely
warlikely
adv
(obsolete) In a warlike manner.
warlikeness
warlikeness
noun
The quality of being warlike; bellicosity.
warplike
warplike
adj
(textiles) Resembling or characteristic of the warp.