(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drownproofing
drownproofing
verb
present participle of drownproof
empowering
empowering
adj
That empowers; serving to empower.
verb
present participle of empower
enwrapping
enwrapping
noun
That which enwraps; a wrapping.
verb
present participle of enwrap
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
growingupness
grownup
grownup
noun
Alternative form of grown-up
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
gunpowder
gunpowder
noun
(India, informal) Idli podi/milagai podi; ground-up dry spices mixed with oil and ghee and served alongside idli or dosa.
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
Short for gunpowder tea.
gunpowderous
gunpowders
gunpowders
noun
plural of gunpowder
gunpowdery
gunpowdery
adj
Resembling or characteristic of gunpowder.
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
harpwaytuning
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
impowering
impowering
verb
present participle of impower
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrapping
inwrapping
verb
present participle of inwrap
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
newsgroup
newsgroup
noun
A repository on a computer network where people can post messages, usually about a single subject.
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
overpowering
overpowering
adj
That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
noun
The process of something being overpowered.
verb
present participle of overpower
overpoweringly
overpoweringly
adv
In an overpowering manner.
overpoweringness
overpoweringness
noun
The quality of being overpowering.
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawnbrokerage
pawnbrokerage
noun
(countable) A pawnbroker's shop.
(uncountable) The business of pawnbroking.
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
penwright
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
powdering
powdering
noun
A black tuft of ermine fur on the white of a robe of state.
An application or patch of powder.
verb
present participle of powder
powering
powering
verb
present participle of power
powermonger
powermonger
noun
A person who wields power in a tyrannical or irresponsible fashion.
prawning
prawning
verb
present participle of prawn
prayingwise
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
preborrowing
preborrowing
adj
(finance) Prior to borrowing.
predrawing
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preknowing
preknowledge
preknowledge
noun
prior knowledge
preoverthrowing
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
previewing
previewing
verb
present participle of preview
prewarming
prewarming
verb
present participle of prewarm
prewarning
prewarning
verb
present participle of prewarn
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
preweighing
prewelcoming
prewelwiring
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
prewilling
prewillingly
prewillingness
prewiring
prewiring
verb
present participle of prewire
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
prizewinning
prizewinning
adj
Having won at least one prize.
proborrowing
probowling
prowling
prowling
noun
The act of one who prowls.
verb
present participle of prowl
prowlingly
prowlingly
adv
In a prowling manner.
replowing
replowing
verb
present participle of replow
repowering
repowering
verb
present participle of repower
resweeping
resweeping
verb
present participle of resweep
rewrapping
rewrapping
noun
The act by which something is wrapped again.
verb
present participle of rewrap
roupingwife
sapphirewing
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
sparrowtongue
speedwriting
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
spongeware
spongeware
noun
Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour
spongewares
spongewares
noun
plural of spongeware
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
springtown
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwaters
springwaters
noun
plural of springwater
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
springworm
springwort
springwort
noun
The plant St John's wort.
springwurzel
spurwing
spurwing
noun
Any of various butterflies of the genus Antigonus.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superacknowledgment
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superweening
teletypewriting
teletypewriting
noun
The use of a teletypewriter.
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
typewriting
typewriting
noun
The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter.
The material produced by a typewriter; typescript.
verb
present participle of typewrite
typewritings
typewritings
noun
plural of typewriting
undersweeping
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
unprowling
unwarping
unwarping
adj
That does not warp.
verb
present participle of unwarp
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
unwhispering
unwhispering
adj
Not whispering.
unworshiping
unworshiping
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipping
unworshipping
unworshipping
adj
Not taking part in worship.
unwrapping
unwrapping
noun
The act or process by which something is unwrapped.
verb
present participle of unwrap
upgrowing
upgrowing
noun
The process of growth or maturation; growing up
verb
present participle of upgrow
upgrown
upgrown
verb
past participle of upgrow
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
upwring
wallpapering
wallpapering
verb
present participle of wallpaper
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wappinger
warningproof
warping
warping
noun
(geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
An action or motion that warps or twists.
The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.
verb
present participle of warp
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
weaponeering
weaponeering
verb
present participle of weaponeer
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weatherstripping
weatherstripping
noun
The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip.
a piece of weatherstrip material
verb
present participle of weatherstrip
weepingwater
wellspring
wellspring
noun
(figurative) A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.
The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
wellsprings
wellsprings
noun
plural of wellspring
whimpering
whimpering
noun
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
verb
present participle of whimper
whimperingly
whimperingly
adv
With a whimpering sound.
whipperginny
whispering
whispering
adj
associated with whispers
that whispers
noun
Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
verb
present participle of whisper
whisperingly
whisperingly
adv
In a whispering manner; quietly.
whisperingness
whisperingness
noun
The quality of something that whispers, or makes a soft, breathy sound.
whisperings
whisperings
noun
plural of whispering
widespreading
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.