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
chimalakwe
chmielewski
disworkmanship
gawkhammer
hammerwork
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
hawkmoth
hawkmoth
noun
(entomology) Any of several moths, of the family Sphingidae, that hover over flowers when sucking nectar through a long proboscis.
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
hawksmoor
homework
homework
noun
(by extension) Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on their own.
(literally, now rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.
(slang, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
homeworker
homeworker
noun
A person who works from home.
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
hookworm
hookworm
noun
Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
hookwormer
hookworms
hookworms
noun
plural of hookworm
hookwormy
hookwormy
adj
Infested with hookworms.
kerwham
kerwham
intj
A wham; a sound of a powerful collision.
khwarazmian
knownothingism
kumshaw
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
manahawkin
markworthy
markworthy
adj
Worthy of note or remark.
mawkish
mawkish
adj
(archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
(archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mcknightstown
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
mishawaka
mishikhwutmetunne
mohawk
mohawk
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Mohawk
mohawkian
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
mohawks
mohawks
noun
plural of mohawk
mollyhawk
mopehawk
mopehawk
noun
Alternative form of morepork (“the bird”)
mousehawk
mowhawk
shewmaker
shukulumbwe
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
smithwick
smithwork
smithwork
noun
The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
swashbucklerdom
timwhisky
tomahawk
tomahawk
noun
(basketball) A dunk performed with one's arm behind one's head.
(field hockey) A field hockey shot style that involves a player turning their hockey stick upside-down and swinging it so that its inside edge will come into contact with the ball.
(geometry) A geometric construction consisting of a semicircle and two line segments that serves as a tool for trisecting an angle; so called from its resemblance to the American Indian axe.
An ax used by Native American warriors.
verb
(basketball) To perform a tomahawk dunk.
(historical) To girdle or incise the trees around (an area of land) so as to claim ownership of it.
To strike or cut up with a tomahawk.
tomahawked
tomahawked
adj
Carrying or bearing a tomahawk.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of tomahawk
tomahawker
tomahawker
noun
One who uses a tomahawk as a weapon.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
tomahawks
tomahawks
noun
plural of tomahawk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tomahawk
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
watchmake
watchmaker
watchmaker
noun
A person who repairs (and originally made) watches.
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
weakmouthed
wealthmaker
wealthmaker
noun
One who generates wealth.
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weathercockism
weathermaker
weathermaker
noun
One who attempts to influence the weather by magic; one who performs a weathermaking ritual.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
wheelmaker
wheelmaker
noun
One who makes wheels.
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whiskbroom
whiskbroom
noun
A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.
wickham
wickham
Proper noun
A village in Hampshire, England.
workaholism
workaholism
noun
The urge of a person to work excessively.
workaholisms
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
workmanships
workmanships
noun
plural of workmanship
wreathmaker
wreathmaker
noun
A person who constructs wreaths of flowers.
wreathmaking
wreathmaking
noun
The construction of wreaths of flowers.
wykeham
wykehamical
wykehamist
wykehamist
Adjective
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Winchester College.
Noun
An undergraduate, graduate or fellow of Winchester College.