(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
gospelwards
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gypsyweed
gypsyweed
noun
Speedwell, Veronica officinalis.
pigweeds
pigweeds
noun
plural of pigweed
pseudosweating
puddingwives
shadowgraph
shadowgraph
noun
(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
verb
(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
(transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shadowgraphs
shadowgraphs
noun
plural of shadowgraph
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
sideswiping
sideswiping
verb
present participle of sideswipe
speedwriting
spellingdown
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
spongewood
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superacknowledgment
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
undersweeping
widespreading
windowshopping
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.