A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
dewanship
dishwiping
disworkmanship
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
harpwaytuning
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
interownership
interownership
noun
The ownership of a resource by multiple parties.
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
nephewship
nephewship
noun
The role or status of a nephew.
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
nonworship
nonworship
noun
Lack of worship.
nymphwise
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
ownerships
ownerships
noun
plural of ownership
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
pennywhistle
pennywhistle
noun
(music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
penwright
piankashaw
pinwheel
pinwheel
noun
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin.
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
pinwrenches
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
preoverthrowing
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
preweighing
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
preworthiness
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
pushwainling
sapphirewing
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shipowning
shipowning
adj
Owning a ship.
noun
Ownership of a ship or ships.
shipshewana
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shopwindow
shopwindow
noun
Alternative form of shop window
shopwindows
shopwindows
noun
plural of shopwindow
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
showmanship
showmanship
noun
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
showmanships
showmanships
noun
plural of showmanship
showstopping
showstopping
adj
(software engineering, of bugs) Critical; major.
Characteristic of a showstopper; breathtaking.
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
splashwing
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
sportswomanship
sportswomanship
noun
(used of a woman) sportsmanship
subwardenship
swainship
swainship
noun
The condition of being a swain.
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
sweepwashings
swindlership
swindlership
noun
(rare) The state of being a swindler.
swineherdship
swineherdship
noun
The role or status of swineherd.
swordmanship
swordmanship
noun
Alternative form of swordsmanship
swordsmanship
swordsmanship
noun
the skill of using a sword
taiwanhemp
township
township
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A small town.
(South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
(South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county.
The territory of a town.
townships
townships
noun
plural of township
twinship
twinship
noun
(countable, nautical) Either of a pair of ships of exactly the same design
(uncountable) The condition of being a twin
twinships
twinships
noun
plural of twinship
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
unpraiseworthy
unpraiseworthy
adj
Not praiseworthy.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
unwhip
unwhip
verb
(intransitive, nautical) To become unbound in this way.
(transitive, nautical) To unbind the end of a rope that was previously whipped or bound up to prevent its unlaying.
unwhipped
unwhipped
adj
Not whipped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhip
unwhipt
unwhipt
adj
Archaic spelling of unwhipped.
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
unwhispered
unwhispered
adj
Not whispered.
unwhispering
unwhispering
adj
Not whispering.
unworship
unworship
noun
Lack of worship or respect; dishonour; failure or refusal to worship; irreverence.
verb
(transitive) To deprive of worship or due honour; to dishonour.
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
unworshipful
unworshipful
adj
Not worshipful.
unworshiping
unworshiping
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipping
unworshipped
unworshipped
adj
Not worshipped.
unworshipping
unworshipping
adj
Not taking part in worship.
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wampishing
wampishing
verb
present participle of wampish
wapinschaw
wapinschaw
noun
(Scotland, historical) A volunteer meeting or shooting competition inspired by this traditional exhibition of weapons.
(Scotland, historical) An exhibition of weapons, according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; formerly made at certain seasons in each district.
wappenschawing
wappenshawing
wardenship
wardenship
noun
the state of being a warden
wardenships
wardenships
noun
plural of wardenship
waspishness
waspishness
noun
the quality of being waspish
watchmanship
watchmanship
noun
The state or business of a watchman.
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
weaponshowing
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weaponsmithy
weaponsmithy
noun
Synonym of weaponsmithing
weapschawing
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
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
whapping
whapping
verb
present participle of whap
wheelspin
wheelspin
noun
(automotive) The spinning of the wheels of a vehicle on the surface of the ground with greatly reduced friction and little movement of the vehicle, especially when starting.
wheeping
wheepling
wheepling
verb
present participle of wheeple
whelping
whelping
verb
present participle of whelp
whelpling
whelpling
noun
A little whelp.
whiffenpoof
whiffenpoof
noun
A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.
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.
whipking
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whipman
whipman
noun
A man who uses a whip.
whipmanship
whipmanship
noun
The skill or art of using a whip.
whippany
whipperginny
whippersnapper
whippersnapper
noun
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person.
whippersnappers
whippersnappers
noun
plural of whippersnapper
whippiness
whippiness
noun
The state or condition of being whippy.
whipping
whipping
noun
(bookbinding) The sewing of the edges of single leaves in sections by overcasting the thread.
(countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
(countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
(countable) The punishment of being whipped.
(nautical, whipping) The lashing of the end of a rope. (FM 55-501).
(uncountable) A cooking technique in which air is incorporated into cream etc.
verb
present participle of whip
whippingly
whippingly
adv
With a whipping motion.
whippings
whippings
noun
plural of whipping
whipsawing
whipsawing
verb
present participle of whipsaw
whipsawn
whipsawn
verb
past participle of whipsaw
whipstitching
whipstitching
verb
present participle of whipstitch
whisperation
whisperation
noun
Whispering; whispered speech.
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
whitecapping
whitecapping
noun
(US, historical) The vigilante actions carried out by whitecaps.