(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
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
clamworms
clamworms
noun
plural of clamworm
clubwoman
clubwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who is a member of a club.
crawlsome
crawlsome
adj
Indicative of a crawl; characterised or marked by crawling
creamware
creamware
noun
(ceramics) Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
lacewoman
lacewoman
noun
A woman who makes lace.
lacewomen
lacewomen
noun
plural of lacewoman
maccabaws
macdowell
mackallow
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
manitowoc
manitowoc
Proper noun
a city on the shore of Wisconsin, USA
the in Wisconsin, which flows into Lake Michigan at Manitowoc.
matchwood
matchwood
noun
wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches
mcandrews
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microwatt
microwatt
noun
One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a watt, abbreviated as μW.
microwave
microwave
noun
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Ellipsis of microwave oven..
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
mucksweat
screwsman
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.
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.