Sprawling; covered or filled (with something sprawling).
prep
Sprawling over or across.
athwartship
athwartship
adj
(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
athwartships
athwartships
adv
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
backwraps
backwraps
noun
plural of backwrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwrap
bewraps
bewraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewrap
blowspray
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breastplow
bretwaldaship
candlepowers
candlepowers
noun
plural of candlepower
caperdewsie
capeworks
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clapperclaws
clapperclaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clapperclaw
cocksparrow
crawlspace
crawlspace
noun
Alternative spelling of crawl space
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
disworkmanship
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawspring
drawspring
noun
(rail transport) The spring to which a drawbar is attached.
drawstop
edwardsport
enwraps
enwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap
expressway
expressway
noun
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore) A road built to freeway standards.
(UK, New Zealand) A road built for high speed traffic, but not up to motorway standards or designated a motorway.
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
geswarp
gospelwards
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
harpwise
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
inwraps
inwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inwrap
jasperware
jasperware
noun
(ceramics) A form of pottery that has a stoneware body which is either white or colored, which is noted for its matte finish. It is a popular blue-and-white ware, but it comes in many other colors.
jasperwares
jasperwares
noun
plural of jasperware
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
manpowers
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
newspaper
newspaper
noun
(countable) A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.
(uncountable, countable) A quantity of or one of the types of paper on which newspapers are printed.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism
(transitive) To cover with newspaper.
(transitive, obsolete) To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
newspaperdom
newspaperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
newspapered
newspapered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaper
newspaperese
newspaperese
noun
journalese
newspapering
newspapering
verb
present participle of newspaper
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
newspaperized
newspaperized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of newspaperize
newspaperman
newspaperman
noun
A man who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspapermen
newspapermen
noun
plural of newspaperman
newspapers
newspapers
noun
plural of newspaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of newspaper
newspaperwoman
newspaperwoman
noun
A woman who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
newspaperwomen
newspaperwomen
noun
plural of newspaperwoman
newspapery
newspapery
adj
Synonym of newspaperish
paderewski
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pairwise
pairwise
adj
Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
adv
In or by pairs.
palacewards
palacewards
adv
Towards a palace.
palmerworms
palmerworms
noun
plural of palmerworm
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
parallelwise
parallelwise
adj
parallel
adv
parallelly
parcelwise
parcelwise
adj
In parcels or allotments; piecemeal, fragmented.
adv
In a parcelwise fashion.
parishwide
parkways
parkways
noun
plural of parkway
parrotwise
parrotwise
adv
In parrot fashion; with thoughtless repetition.
parsleywort
paschflower
pasqueflower
pasqueflower
noun
Alternative spelling of pasque flower
passagework
passagework
noun
(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
passionflower
passionflower
noun
Any of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
passionwort
password
password
noun
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
verb
(computing, transitive) To protect with a password.
passwords
passwords
noun
plural of password
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of password
passworts
pasturewise
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patternwise
pawers
pawers
noun
plural of pawer
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pawnbrokers
pawnbrokers
noun
plural of pawnbroker
pawnbrokings
pawners
pawners
noun
plural of pawner
pawnors
pawnors
noun
plural of pawnor
pawsner
peshawar
peshawar
Proper noun
The capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, situated near Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
phosphowolframic
pillarwise
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
playwears
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
polewards
polewards
adj
Towards a pole.
postwar
postwar
adj
Alternative spelling of post-war
postward
postward
adv
Toward the winning post in a race.
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
powerstat
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praiseworthy
praiseworthy
adj
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
praisworthily
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
prattshollow
prawners
prawners
noun
plural of prawner
prawns
prawns
noun
plural of prawn
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prawn
prayerwise
prayerwise
adv
In the manner of a prayer.
prayingwise
prebestowal
predawns
predawns
noun
plural of predawn
prelawfulness
presaw
preshadow
presswoman
presswoman
noun
A female pressman.
preswallow
preswallow
adj
Before swallowing.
prewarms
prewarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewarm
prewarns
prewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewarn
prewash
prewash
noun
A quick rinse given to objects before they are washed properly.
verb
To rinse something before washing it properly.
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
prewashes
prewashes
noun
plural of prewash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewash
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
prewraps
prewraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewrap
pristaw
proteanwise
psywar
psywar
noun
psychological warfare
psywars
psywars
noun
plural of psywar
pyramidwise
pyramidwise
adj
In the form of a pyramid.
rewraps
rewraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rewrap
ripsaw
ripsaw
noun
(uncountable, music, Caribbean) A genre of music played with a ripsaw and other instruments, originally associated mainly with Turks and Caicos Islands.
(woodworking) A saw that is designed to cut wood along its grain, i.e. to rip, to execute a rip cut.
verb
To cut with a ripsaw.
ripsaws
ripsaws
noun
plural of ripsaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ripsaw
ropewalkers
ropewalkers
noun
plural of ropewalker
ropewalks
ropewalks
noun
plural of ropewalk
ropeways
ropeways
noun
plural of ropeway
sapphirewing
sapwort
sawsharper
schwarzkopf
scrapworks
screwplate
screwplate
noun
A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
seerpaw
seerpaw
noun
(India, historical) A complete suit, presented as a khalat or dress of honour, by the sovereign or his representative.
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.