(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiwarlike
antiwarlike
adj
Opposing war; pacifist.
antiwrinkle
antiwrinkle
adj
(dermatology) Counteracting wrinkles.
arakawaite
arakawaite
noun
(mineralogy) veszelyite
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
askwith
astakiwi
attiwendaronk
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bangwaketsi
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
beckwith
beckwith
Proper noun
of origin.
berkowitz
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bostwick
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
brinktown
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
candlestickward
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chickwit
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
crowstick
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
downpatrick
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
eniwetok
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
franklintown
fredericktown
frithwork
fuckwit
fuckwit
noun
(derogatory, vulgar, slang) A contemptible person.
(derogatory, vulgar, slang) A very stupid person.
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
gentlewomanlike
gentlewomanlike
adj
Characteristic of a gentlewoman; having the qualities of a gentlewoman.
adv
In a manner befitting a gentlewoman.
gowkit
hartwick
hawkbit
hawkbit
noun
Any dandelion-like flower of the genera Leontodon, Scorzoneroides, and others in subtribe Hypochaeridinae, in the family Asteraceae.
herskowitz
hickorywithe
howkit
inkwriter
interknow
interknow
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be mutually acquainted with.
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
internetwork
internetwork
noun
A network of networks.
verb
(transitive) To set up as a network of networks.
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
interwork
interwork
verb
(transitive) To work (two or more things) into and through each other.
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
intranetwork
intranetwork
adj
Within a network.
noun
(computing) An intranet.
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jenkintown
kabinettwein
kathiawar
katowice
katowice
Proper noun
A city in southern Poland, capital of Silesian Voivodeship.
katsuwonidae
kattowitz
keewatin
kenilworth
kenilworth
Proper noun
A town in Warwickshire, England.
A placename given to several towns, suburbs, etc., in Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United States.
kenningwort
keweenawite
keweenawite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic, copper, nickel, and cobalt.
kidneywort
kidneywort
noun
hepatica (Hepatica spp.)
navelwort
kiewit
kikwit
killwort
killwort
noun
The plant Chelidonium majus.
kilowatt
kilowatt
noun
One thousand (10³) watts.
kilowatts
kilowatts
noun
plural of kilowatt
kingstown
kingstown
Proper noun
The name of several places in the United States, Australia, and the Caribbean, including the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The former name for Dún Laoghaire in Ireland.
kirktown
kistiakowsky
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kitchenwife
kittiwake
kittiwake
noun
Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.
kittyhawk
kitwe
klingerstown
knightstown
knightswort
knitwear
knitwear
noun
knitted garments
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knitweed
knitwork
knitwork
noun
knitted material; a knitted object
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
knowledgeability
knowledgeability
noun
The condition of being knowledgeable.
knownothingism
kollwitz
koswite
koswite
noun
(geology) A coarse-grained peridotite
kotowing
kotowing
noun
Alternative form of kowtowing
verb
present participle of kotow
kotwali
kotwali
noun
(India) A police station.
kowagmiut
koweit
kowtowing
kowtowing
noun
The act of one who kowtows; a submissive bow.
verb
present participle of kowtow
kurtistown
kuskwogmiut
kuwait
kuwait
Proper noun
in the Middle East. Official name: State of Kuwait.
kuwaiti
kwakiutl
kweihwating
kwintra
lackwit
lackwit
adj
Foolish; idiotic or simple-minded.
noun
A witless person; a fool.
lackwitted
lackwitted
adj
foolish; stupid
lackwittedly
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lefkowitz
listwork
lutoslawski
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
malinowskite
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
markowitz
mcknightstown
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
milkwort
milkwort
noun
Any of more than 500 species of flowering plants of the genus Polygala that are used as a food source by the larvae of some members of the Lepidoptera order.
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
mininetwork
mininetworks
mishikhwutmetunne
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
nicktown
nighthawk
nighthawk
noun
(UK, regional) A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
(US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially Chordeiles minor.
A nighthawker (metal detectorist who works illegally at night).
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwake
nightwalk
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.