A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
aswough
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
changchiakow
changchow
changchowfu
cheektowaga
coachwright
counterthwarting
cowhage
cowhages
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhanging
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
gabrilowitsch
galsworthy
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gawkihood
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
hagarstown
hagdown
hagdown
noun
Alternative form of hagdon
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hagworm
hagworm
noun
(UK, dialectal) A blindworm.
(UK, dialectal) A common snake (as an adder or a viper).
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hangchow
hangwoman
hangwoman
noun
A woman who carries out executions by hanging.
hangworm
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.
(informal, figurative) Foolish talk or writing; nonsense.
(literally) A mixture of solid and liquid food scraps fed to pigs; swill.
hogwashes
hogwashes
noun
plural of hogwash
hornswaggle
horsedrawing
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
howgates
kwangchow
kwangchowan
langworthy
laughlintown
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
neowashingtonia
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
notwithstanding
notwithstanding
adv
Nevertheless, all the same.
conj
Although; despite; even though.
prep
In spite of, despite.
nowanights
nowanights
adv
During the night at the present time; in modern nights.
oswegatchie
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
plowgraith
plowrightia
roughdraw
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
shadowgram
shadowgram
noun
An image produced by means of shadowgraphy.
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.
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
shallowing
shallowing
noun
The act of becoming shallower.
verb
present participle of shallow
shortwaving
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
showcasing
showcasing
noun
(Internet, retailing) The activity of going to bricks-and-mortar stores to examine goods before buying them online, frequently from a different retailer.
An instance of something being showcased or exhibited.
verb
present participle of showcase
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
stageworthy
stageworthy
adj
(theater) Worthy, fit, or deserving of stage presentation; stageable.
stonewashing
stonewashing
verb
present participle of stonewash
straightforward
straightforward
adj
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere
easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating
adv
In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
straightforwards
straightfoward
thoroughwax
thoroughwax
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
The thoroughwort.
thoroughway
thoroughway
noun
A thoroughfare.
A way through, passageway.
thoughtway
thoughtway
noun
The practices and underlying assumptions dictating how the members of a given society or culture think.
thoughtways
thoughtways
noun
plural of thoughtway
thousandweight
throughway
throughway
noun
(US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.
throughways
throughways
noun
plural of throughway
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
toothdrawing
toothdrawing
noun
The extraction of teeth, as by a dentist.
troughway
unhallowing
unhallowing
verb
present participle of unhallow
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
waggonsmith
waggonwright
waggonwright
noun
Alternative form of wagonwright
wagonsmith
wagonsmith
noun
A maker of wagons, wainwright.
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
walhonding
wandought
wangtooth
wangtooth
noun
(now chiefly dialectal) A molar.
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
warehouseage
warehouseage
noun
Alternative form of warehousage
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
warthog
warthog
noun
(military) A nickname for the A-10 Thunderbolt II air support warplane
(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.
warthogs
warthogs
noun
plural of warthog
washington
washington
Proper noun
George Washington, the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army of the American rebels and first President of the United States of America, from 1789 to 1797.
Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States since 1800.
The federal government or administrative authority of the United States.
A capital: largest city:
A city in Iowa, USA
A city in Kansas, USA
A city in Pennsylvania, USA
A town in Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Not to be confused with 70 miles away.
A town in the county of in the Northeast of England.
name popular during the first century of American independence
Noun
a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of
washingtonboro
washingtonese
washingtonia
washingtonia
noun
(botany) Any fan palm of the genus Washingtonia.
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
washingtoniana
washingtonians
washingtonville
washougal
washtrough
washtrough
noun
A trough for washing.
watchdog
watchdog
noun
(electronics, computing) Ellipsis of watchdog timer.
(figurative) An individual or group that monitors the activities of another entity (such as an individual, corporation, non-profit group, or governmental organization) on behalf of the public to ensure that entity does not behave illegally or unethically.
A guard dog.
verb
(electronics) To be continuously reset by a watchdog timer.
To perform a function analogous to that of a watchdog; to guard and warn.
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchdogging
watchdogging
verb
present participle of watchdog
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weaponshowing
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weatherologist
weatherologist
noun
(rare) A meteorologist.
weatherology
weatherology
noun
(rare) meteorology, as used to forecast the weather
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
whallonsburg
whangdoodle
whangdoodle
noun
(obsolete) Term of disparagement
(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.
(poker) A ruling in which the opening stake limits are doubled for the next play after the appearance of a very good hand.