A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
batchtown
beachward
beachward
Adverb
Towards a beach.
beachwear
beachwear
noun
Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.
beachwood
birdwatch
birdwatch
noun
A session of observing and identifying birds.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds.
blackhawk
blackwash
blackwash
noun
(chiefly politics) A villainization campaign.
(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
bowdichia
branchway
branchway
noun
(poetic) A path or route formed by the branches of trees.
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
bullwhack
bullwhack
verb
(US) To work as a bullwhacker, driving a bullock team.
bushwhack
bushwhack
verb
to ambush
to fight, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
to travel through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
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.
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
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.
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.
chadwicks
chafeweed
chafeweed
noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing.
chaffweed
chaffweed
noun
A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
changchow
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
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
chawbacon
chawbacon
noun
(archaic) An uncultured rustic person.
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chickasaw
childward
chinatown
chinatown
Noun
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
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.
chippewas
chippeway
chuanchow
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
churchway
churchway
noun
A customary right of way to the parish church over land lying within the parish.
clownheal
clownheal
noun
The herb Stachys palustris, supposedly used to heal wounds to the feet made with a scythe
coachwhip
coachwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a horse-drawn coach.
Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo).
Masticophis flagellum, a colubrid snake of North America.
coachwise
coachwood
coachwood
noun
An Australian rainforest tree, Ceratopetalum apetalum, with a straight trunk and a caramel-like fragrance, and greatly prized as a hardwood for its attractive grain.
coachwork
coachwork
noun
The body of a motor vehicle (as opposed to the chassis).
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
crowheart
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
duckwheat
eachwhere
eachwhere
adv
(obsolete) Everywhere.
eschewals
eschewals
noun
plural of eschewal
flaxwench
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
hardwicke
hatchways
hatchways
noun
plural of hatchway
hawcuaite
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
hectowatt
hectowatt
noun
A unit of power equal to 100 watts.
helechawa
hornwrack
hornwrack
noun
(zoology) A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.
jahwistic
kawaguchi
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kwangchow
larchwood
larchwood
noun
A wood (group of trees) containing larch trees
The wood of the larch tree (Larix)
matchwood
matchwood
noun
wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches
newchwang
outthwack
overwatch
overwatch
noun
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
verb
(transitive) To watch excessively.
(transitive) To watch over.
(transitive, obsolete) To overcome with long lack of rest.
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
peachblow
peachblow
adj
(ceramics) Of a delicate purplish-pink colour suggesting peach blooms; applied especially to a style of Chinese porcelain.
peachwood
peachwood
noun
The wood of the peach tree.
peachwort
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
schwalbea
schwanpan
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
scrimshaw
scrimshaw
noun
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
verb
(intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
shockwave
shockwave
noun
Alternative spelling of shock wave
showcased
showcased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of showcase
showcases
showcases
noun
plural of showcase
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of showcase
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
slowcoach
slowcoach
noun
(informal, UK) A person who is slow on the uptake; one who does not comprehend new ideas quickly.
(informal, UK) A person, especially a child, who moves slowly.
speechway
stopwatch
stopwatch
noun
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
swatchway
swatchway
noun
(nautical) A twisting channel amongst sandbanks that is only navigable at high water
switchman
switchman
noun
A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.
A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.
throwback
throwback
noun
(US, accounting) A practice to avoid untaxed nowhere income by instead taxing such income in the originating state for a given transaction.
(derogatory) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
(slang, often attributive) A person or thing that evokes memories.
A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed.
A reversion to an earlier stage of development.
An atavism.
An organism that has characteristics of a more primitive form.
Coordinate terms: nowhere income, throwout
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
unwatched
unwatched
adj
Not watched; unsupervised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwatch
wahcondas
wahkiacus
walachian
walbrzych
walcheren
wallachia
wallachia
Proper noun
A former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of South Romania.
A historical part of north-east Moravia.
wanchancy
wanchancy
adj
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Unlucky; unchancy.
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Wicked.
washcloth
washcloth
noun
A small cloth used to wash the face and body.
washtucna
watchable
watchable
adj
That can be watched.
That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch
noun
Something to be watched, or worth watching.
watchband
watchband
noun
a band of leather, metal etc that fastens a wristwatch to the wrist; a watchstrap
watchbill
watchboat
watchcase
watchcase
noun
The casing that holds the mechanism of a watch.
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog
watcheyes
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
watchfree
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
watchless
watchless
adj
(not comparable) Without a watch (timepiece).
Not vigilant; failing to keep watch.
watchmake
watchmate
watchmate
noun
A companion during a watch.
watchment
watchouts
watchouts
noun
plural of watchout
watchwise
watchword
watchword
noun
(military, security) A prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard; a password or signal by which friends can be known from enemies.
A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.
watchwork
watchwork
noun
The work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).
waterchat
wauchting
wauchting
verb
present participle of waucht
weesatche
wehrmacht
wehrmacht
Proper noun
The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.
wenatchee
wenatchee
Proper noun
a city in Washington, USA
whackiest
whackiest
adj
superlative form of whacky: most whacky
whaleback
whaleback
noun
(geology) A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale.
(historical) A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.
wheelrace
wheyfaced
wheyfaces
wheyfaces
noun
plural of wheyface
whichways
whichways
adv
(US) every which way
whimsical
whimsical
adj
Given to whimsy.
whinchats
whinchats
noun
plural of whinchat
whipcrack
whipcrack
noun
The crack of a whip.
whipcraft
whipcraft
noun
(politics) The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
whiteacre
whiteacre
Proper noun
A placeholder name of a fictitious or hypothetical estate in land commonly used to discuss the rights of various parties to a piece of real property.
whiteback
whiteback
noun
A wild duck, the canvasback.
whitecaps
whitecaps
noun
plural of whitecap
whiteclay
whitecoat
whitecoat
noun
(derogatory) A laboratory scientist.
A new-born baby harp or grey seal before its fur becomes grey, normally around 12 days old.
whiteface
whiteface
noun
(countable) A traditional clown who ranks above the auguste.
(countable) Any bird of the genus Aphelocephala.
(countable) Any dragonfly of the genus Leucorrhinia.
(countable, slang) A person of European descent. (See usage notes.)
(uncountable) Makeup that makes the face appear white.