The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
capeworks
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
joukerypawkery
kapwepwe
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lampworker
lampworker
noun
(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampwork
mopehawk
mopehawk
noun
Alternative form of morepork (“the bird”)
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
newspeaks
newspeaks
noun
plural of newspeak
paawkier
packwaller
packware
packware
noun
Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler.
packwaukee
packwaxes
paddywacked
paderewski
panelwork
panelwork
noun
(architecture) wainscoting
paperwork
paperwork
noun
(US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).
(hyperbolic) excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
routine work involving written documents
written documents
passagework
passagework
noun
(music) An ornamental passage in a musical work, often resembling a scale; or the performance of such a passage
passageworks
passageworks
noun
plural of passagework
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pawkery
pawkery
noun
(Scotland) Trickery, cunning.
pawkier
pawkier
adj
comparative form of pawky: more pawky
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawkrie
pawnbroker
pawnbroker
noun
A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokery
pawnbrokery
noun
A pawnbroker's shop.
The trade of pawnbroking.
pawneerock
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
peakward
peakward
adv
Toward a peak.
pediwak
pewaukee
pipewalker
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platework
plateworker
plowmaker
preacknowledge
preacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge in advance.
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
ropewalk
ropewalk
noun
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
ropewalker
ropewalker
noun
An acrobat who performs a tightrope dance; a ropedancer.
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepwalker
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
sleepwaker
sleepwaker
noun
One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalk
sleepwalk
verb
(intransitive) To walk and/or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
sleepwalked
sleepwalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sleepwalk
sleepwalker
sleepwalker
noun
Someone who walks about in their sleep.
sleepwalkers
sleepwalkers
noun
plural of sleepwalker
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
sleepwalks
sleepwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sleepwalk
spacewalk
spacewalk
noun
Any activity by an astronaut outside of a spacecraft or space station in space; extravehicular activity.
verb
To perform a spacewalk.
spacewalked
spacewalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of spacewalk
spacewalker
spacewalker
noun
An astronaut engaging in a space walk or other activity outside the spacecraft.
spacewalkers
spacewalkers
noun
plural of spacewalker
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spacewalks
spacewalks
noun
plural of spacewalk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spacewalk
spadework
spadework
noun
(figuratively) Work done in preparation for something else.
Work done by digging with a spade.
spaework
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
speedwalk
speedwalk
noun
A moving walkway.
verb
To take part in the sport of speedwalking.
To walk quickly.
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
spokeswoman
spokeswoman
noun
A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
superacknowledgment
superweak
superweak
adj
(physics) Describing a class of particles (superWIMPs) that interact with others very weakly
sweepback
sweepback
noun
The rearward angle of the leading edge of a wing, or airfoil.
sweepstake
sweepstake
noun
(US) A prize draw.
A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
sweepstakes
sweepstakes
noun
Synonym of sweepstake
plural of sweepstake
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
swoopstake
swoopstake
adv
All at once, without making distinctions.
noun
Alternative form of sweepstake
tapework
wahpekute
wakeup
wakeup
noun
The act of waking up
wapakoneta
wapakoneta
Proper noun
a city in Ohio, USA
wapentake
wapentake
noun
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
warplike
warplike
adj
(textiles) Resembling or characteristic of the warp.
wasplike
wasplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wasp.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
weaponmaker
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weitspekan
wepmankin
wetumpka
whapukee
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
wickape
wickapes
winnepesaukee
winnipesaukee
winnipesaukee
Proper noun
A large lake in New Hampshire, USA.
workplace
workplace
noun
The place where someone works.
workspace
workspace
noun
(computing) A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.
(computing, graphical user interface) An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.
(computing, graphical user interface) Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.
(robotics) The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator
An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.