Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brainworker
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brinklow
brinktown
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
candlestickward
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
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.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
disworkmanship
downpatrick
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
drunkenwise
eyewinker
eyewinker
noun
(childish) An eyelash.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
fliegerabwehrkanone
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
frankewing
franklintown
fredericktown
gingerwork
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
inkwriter
interknow
interknow
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be mutually acquainted with.
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
internetwork
internetwork
noun
A network of networks.
verb
(transitive) To set up as a network of networks.
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
interwork
interwork
verb
(transitive) To work (two or more things) into and through each other.
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
intranetwork
intranetwork
adj
Within a network.
noun
(computing) An intranet.
inwork
inwork
noun
(rare) Indoor work; work done inside the home.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To work or operate within.
(transitive, archaic) To work in or into.
inworks
inworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inwork
ironwork
ironwork
noun
(countable, dated) An ironworks.
(uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
ironworked
ironworker
ironworker
noun
A construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings.
A person employed to manufacture and shape iron.
ironworkers
ironworkers
noun
plural of ironworker
ironworking
ironworking
noun
The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
The metallurgy of iron.
ironworks
ironworks
noun
A factory in which iron is manufactured or iron goods are made
plural of ironwork
jabberwockian
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jawbreakingly
jawbreakingly
adv
In a way that is very difficult to say or pronounce.
jinrickshaw
kairwan
kanawari
karwinskia
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.
kenningwort
kenwrick
kerwin
kerwinn
kherwarian
khwarazmian
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kingrow
kiriwina
kirktown
kirwin
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
klingerstown
knightswort
knitwear
knitwear
noun
knitted garments
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knitwork
knitwork
noun
knitted material; a knitted object
knowinger
knowinger
adj
comparative form of knowing: more knowing
korwin
kunwari
kurtistown
kwintra
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
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
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
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
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
mineworker
mineworker
noun
One who works in a mine.
mininetwork
mininetworks
nawrocki
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
newkirk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
nightworker
nonworking
nonworking
adj
Not employed.
That does not work or function.
nonwrinkleable
norridgewock
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
overknowing
overknowing
adj
Excessively knowing or cunning.
overworking
overworking
verb
present participle of overwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
pedricktown
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
pinkwort
pinwork
pinworks
pinworks
noun
A factory that makes pins.
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preknowing
princewick
printworks
printworks
noun
Synonym of printing house, an institutional or commercial publisher or a building where printing takes place.
Synonym of printing press, the machinery involved in printing.