(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaking
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
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
boilerworks
brailowsky
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
candlestickward
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
chmielewski
clawsick
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
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.
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
downlinks
downlinks
noun
plural of downlink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downlink
ficklewise
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkinsville
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
inkwells
inkwells
noun
plural of inkwell
jeewhillikens
kalewives
kilowatts
kilowatts
noun
plural of kilowatt
kiswahili
klingerstown
knowlesville
kowalewski
kowalski
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
likeways
likeways
adv
(Scotland, obsolete, manner) Likewise.
likewise
likewise
adv
(conjunctive) also; moreover; too.
(manner) In a similar manner.
The same to you; used as a response.
likewisely
likewiseness
linkworks
linkworks
noun
plural of linkwork
listwork
lordswike
lukaszewicz
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lutoslawski
malinowski
malinowskite
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
milewski
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
milkwoods
milkwoods
noun
plural of milkwood
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
millworks
millworks
noun
The machinery and mechanisms of a mill.
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
newsweeklies
newsweeklies
noun
plural of newsweekly
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
olsewski
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pilliwinks
pilliwinks
noun
(chiefly Scotland, historical) A torture device for squeezing the fingers; a thumbscrew.
pinnywinkles
pinnywinkles
noun
Alternative form of pilliwinks
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
racewalkings
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
sawlike
sawlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a saw (cutting tool).
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
sedgewickville
semiweeklies
semiweeklies
noun
plural of semiweekly
semiweekly
semiweekly
adj
Alternative spelling of semi-weekly
sewerlike
sewerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sewer (drainage pipe).
sewickley
shacklewise
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shawllike
shawllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shawl.
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).
sickleweed
sickleweed
noun
An herb of the carrot family, Falcaria vulgaris.
sicklewise
sicklewise
adv
In the manner of a sickle.
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
sidewalk
sidewalk
noun
(US) (usually) a paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians
(US, by extension) any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road
sidewalks
sidewalks
noun
plural of sidewalk
silkflower
silkgrower
silkgrower
noun
A grower of silk.
silkweed
silkweed
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Asclepias whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.
silkweeds
silkweeds
noun
plural of silkweed
silkwoman
silkwoman
noun
A female dealer in silk.
silkwood
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.
slackwitted
slackwittedness
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
sleswick
slinkweed
slitwork
snowblink
snowblink
noun
Synonym of iceblink
snowlike
snowlike
adj
Resembling snow.
sowlike
sowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sow, or female pig.
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
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.
subbailiwick
swaglike
swaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swag, or loop of draped fabric; falling in loops or folds.
swallowlike
swallowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swallow (the bird).
swankily
swankily
adv
In a swanky manner.
swanlike
swanlike
adj
(figuratively) Beautiful like a swan
Similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace
adv
(figuratively) Beautifully like a swan
In a swanlike way
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
sweelinck
sweetlike
swelinck
swiftlike
swiftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swift (the bird).
swilkie
swinelike
swinelike
adj
Resembling swine.
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
swivellike
swordlike
swordlike
adj
resembling a sword
tiddledywinks
tiddledywinks
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywinks
plural of tiddledywink
tiddlywinks
tiddlywinks
noun
(figuratively) Especially in the form to play tiddlywinks: a meaningless or unimportant activity.
(tiddlywinks, also attributively) A competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed.
plural of tiddlywink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tiddlywink