(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
archcrown
archilowe
archmugwump
archsewer
archsteward
archswindler
archwag
archway
archway
noun
A doorway with a semilunar-shaped top.
A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one made of masonry.
archways
archways
noun
plural of archway
archwench
archwife
archwife
noun
A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
archwise
archwise
adj
In the shape of an arch.
archworker
archworkmaster
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bawarchi
bawarchi
noun
(India, historical) A cook.
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
browache
buckwasher
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
carriwitchet
carriwitchet
noun
(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cartwheeler
cartwheeler
noun
One who performs a cartwheel (gymnastic spinning manoeuvre).
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
carwash
carwash
noun
Alternative spelling of car wash
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
carwitchet
cashdrawer
catchwater
catchwater
noun
A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catchwork
catchwork
noun
A simple irrigation system, used on sloping land, in which water from a stream or spring is fed in at the top and allowed to trickle down over a number of artificial terraces.
cathedralwise
catherwood
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chairway
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chalkworker
chamberfellow
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
changewater
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
charmwise
charwoman
charwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
chawdron
chawdron
noun
(now historical) A sauce made from chopped entrails.
(obsolete) Entrails, intestines (of animals as food)
chawer
chawer
noun
One who chaws; a chewer.
chawers
chawers
noun
plural of chawer
chaworth
cheraw
chewbark
childward
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chorwat
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chowderheaded
chowderheaded
adj
Stupid; foolish; lacking in common sense.
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
christward
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
churchward
churchward
adv
Towards a church.
noun
(Christianity) Obsolete spelling of churchwarden
churchwarden
churchwarden
noun
(Britain) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish.
(UK, slang) A churchwarden pipe.
(US) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchway
churchway
noun
A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
clawhammer
clawhammer
noun
Alternative form of claw hammer
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
coachwork
coachwork
noun
The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
coachwright
coatsworth
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
cochurchwarden
counterthwarting
counterwarmth
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowheart
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowshard
cowsharn
crashaw
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawfish
crawfish
noun
(Quebec, Canada, slang, derogatory) A slur against Anglo-Canadians used in some corners of Quebec (including the Gaspé).
(South Africa) Various marine crustaceans, rock lobster; especially Jasus lalandii, the Cape crawfish.
(Southern US, Midwestern US and Western US) Various freshwater crustaceans, crayfish.
verb
(colloquial, Southern US) To backpedal, desert or withdraw (also used with out).
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crenshaw
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
crowheart
crowshay
czarowitch
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
drawbench
drawbench
noun
A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn through a drawplate, die, or series of dies, to change the shape, size, cross-sectional area, physical properties, or surface finish of the metal.
drawlatch
drawlatch
noun
(obsolete) A housebreaker or thief
eachwhere
eachwhere
adv
(obsolete) Everywhere.
elbowchair
elbowchair
noun
Alternative form of elbow chair
feuchtwanger
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowcharted
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
forehatchway
forwardsearch
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
gabrilowitsch
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
hackbarrow
hackbarrow
noun
(historical) A kind of wheelbarrow used to carry new-made bricks to the hacks or racks where they are dried.
hackwork
hackwork
noun
Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula.