(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
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
plowmaking
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
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
racewalkings
ragwork
ragwork
noun
A kind of rubblework.
rangework
rangework
noun
Masonry consisting of horizontal rows of ashlar.
reacknowledge
reacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To acknowledge again or anew.
reacknowledged
reacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reacknowledge
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
reacknowledgment
reacknowledgment
noun
Alternative form of reacknowledgement
reawakening
reawakening
noun
A second or subsequent awakening.
verb
present participle of reawaken
reawakenings
reawakenings
noun
plural of reawakening
reawaking
reawaking
verb
present participle of reawake
rewakening
rewakening
noun
(archaic) reawakening
verb
present participle of rewaken
rewaking
rewaking
verb
present participle of rewake
ringwalk
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
sedgewake
semiwaking
skagway
skagway
Proper noun
A city in Alaska, United States
skalawag
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
sneckdrawing
snickdrawing
snowmaking
snowmaking
noun
The artificial production of snow
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
squawking
squawking
noun
squawk, the sound of a squawk
verb
present participle of squawk
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
sugarworks
superacknowledgment
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swaglike
swaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swag, or loop of draped fabric; falling in loops or folds.
swanking
swanking
verb
present participle of swank
swanmarking
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swingback
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
tagwerk
tagwerk
noun
(historical) A unit of land area, the amount that could be ploughed in one day.
tallowmaking
tallowmaking
noun
The manufacture of tallow.
tanglewrack
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
tokugawa
tokugawa
Proper noun
Any of a family of shoguns that ruled Japan in the 17th to 19th centuries.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
trianglework
twanking
twanking
verb
present participle of twank
twankingly
tweaking
tweaking
noun
A tweak; a minor modification.
verb
present participle of tweak
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
unacknowledged
unacknowledged
adj
Not acknowledged.
unacknowledgedness
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
unacknowledgment
unacknowledgment
noun
Lack of acknowledgment; failure to acknowledge.
unawakening
unawakening
adj
Not awakening; dormant, asleep.
unawaking
unawaking
Adjective
Not waking; dormant, asleep.
ungentlewomanlike
ungentlewomanlike
adj
Not gentlewomanlike.
unknowledgeable
unknowledgeable
adj
Lacking knowledge, ignorant, naive, or foolish.
unwakening
unwakening
adj
Not wakening.
unwaking
unwaking
adj
Not waking; dormant, asleep.
unwalking
unwalking
adj
Not walking.
unweakening
volkerwanderung
volkswagen
volkswagen
Noun
A car manufactured by Volkswagen.
volkswagens
vowmaking
vowmaking
noun
The making of a vow.
wadmaking
wafermaking
wagework
wagework
noun
Work done to earn a wage.
wageworker
wageworker
noun
A worker who earns a wage.
wageworkers
wageworkers
noun
plural of wageworker
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
waglike
wagonmaker
wagonmaker
noun
A manufacturer of wagons.
wagonmaking
wagonmaking
noun
The construction of wagons.
wagonwork
wagonwork
noun
The making of wagons, or manufactured parts of a wagon.
The work of transporting goods on a wagon.
wakeboarding
wakeboarding
noun
(sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, attached by a cable.
wakening
wakening
verb
present participle of waken
wakenings
wakenings
noun
plural of wakening
waking
waking
adj
Occurring during wakefulness.
noun
The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
verb
present participle of wake
wakingly
wakingly
adv
While one is awake.
walking
walking
adj
Able to walk in spite of injury or sickness.
Characterized by or suitable for walking.
Heavily characterized by some given quality.
Incarnate as a human; living.
noun
gerund of walk.
verb
present participle of walk
walkings
walkings
noun
plural of walking
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
walkling
wangchuk
waremaking
waremaking
noun
The manufacture of wares.
warking
warking
verb
present participle of wark
warmaking
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
watermarking
watermarking
verb
present participle of watermark
waterskiing
waterskiings
waukegan
wauking
wauking
verb
present participle of wauk
waxmaking
waxmaking
noun
The manufacture of wax, or of items from wax.
waxworking
waxworking
noun
The creation of waxworks.
weakening
weakening
noun
(uncountable, mathematics) A structural principle of mathematical logic that states that the hypotheses of any derived fact may be freely extended with additional assumptions.
An instance or process of loss of strength.
verb
present participle of weaken
weakling
weakling
adj
weak, either physically, morally or mentally
noun
(figuratively) A person of weak character, lacking in courage and/or moral strength.
A person of weak or even sickly physical constitution
weaklings
weaklings
noun
plural of weakling
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
webmaking
weighbauk
wellmaking
wellmaking
noun
The construction of wells (holes sunk into the ground for water, oil, etc.).
weogufka
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whiskerage
whiskerage
noun
Whiskers.
wigmake
wigmaker
wigmaker
noun
A person who makes wigs.
wigmakers
wigmakers
noun
plural of wigmaker
wigmaking
wigmaking
noun
The manufacture of wigs.
willmaking
willmaking
noun
The creation of a legal will.
windowmaking
windowmaking
noun
The manufacture of windows.
winemaking
winemaking
noun
The process of making wine.
wingback
wingback
noun
(American football) A running back who is in formation near the line of scrimmage and outside the tackles, a slotback.
(soccer) A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
A wingback chair.
One of the projecting side pieces on a wingback chair.
wingbacks
wingbacks
noun
plural of wingback
wiremaking
wiremaking
noun
The manufacture of wire.
wisecracking
wisecracking
adj
Making many wisecracks.
verb
present participle of wisecrack
wordmaking
wordmaking
noun
The creation or coinage of words.
workbag
workbag
noun
A bag containing tools or material used for work, especially needlework.
workbags
workbags
noun
plural of workbag
workingman
workingman
noun
A man who works in exchange for payment, especially one that does manual labour.
workingwoman
workingwoman
noun
A woman who works in exchange for payment, especially one who does manual labour
workingwonan
worldmaking
worldmaking
noun
The creation of a world, as for example in writing fiction.
wracking
wracking
verb
present participle of wrack
wreaking
wreaking
noun
The act by which something is wreaked.
verb
present participle of wreak
wreathmaking
wreathmaking
noun
The construction of wreaths of flowers.
wreckage
wreckage
noun
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.