Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
bathflower
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
brathwaite
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
carwitchet
catchwater
catchwater
noun
A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catherwood
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
christward
coatsworth
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
czarowitch
deathwards
deathwards
adv
Towards death.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
earthwards
earthwards
adj
Towards the earth; earthward.
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
earthworms
earthworms
noun
plural of earthworm
ehrwaldite
enwreathed
enwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enwreathe
fameworthy
fameworthy
adj
Worthy or deserving of fame.
farnsworth
featherfew
featherfew
noun
Archaic form of feverfew.
featherway
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
freshwater
freshwater
adj
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
Consisting of fresh water.
Living in fresh water.
noun
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
galsworthy
gatewright
graywether
graywether
noun
Alternative form of greywether
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hammerwort
hammerwort
noun
Parietaria officinalis, a plant of the nettle family.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
harmsworth
harristown
harrowment
haverstraw
hawthorned
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
headwaters
headwaters
noun
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
healthward
healthward
adj
Towards a healthy state.
hearthward
hearthward
adj
Toward a hearth.
heartwater
heartwater
Noun
ehrlichiosis
heartwoods
heartwoods
noun
plural of heartwood
herewithal
herewithal
adv
(obsolete) herewith
noun
(nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of wherewithal
hitherward
hitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward this place
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
langworthy
latherwort
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lukewarmth
lukewarmth
noun
lukewarmness
markworthy
markworthy
adj
Worthy of note or remark.
motherward
motherward
adv
Toward one's mother.
netherward
netherward
adj
Lowly.
Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
nightwards
northwards
northwards
adv
northward; in a northerly direction
oathworthy
oathworthy
adj
Of sufficiently good character to be able to swear an oath and be believed.
otherwards
otherwards
adv
Towards an other or another direction.
overswarth
overthwart
overthwart
adj
(obsolete) Crossing in kind or disposition.
(obsolete) Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
adv
(archaic) From side to side.
noun
(obsolete) That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
prep
(archaic, UK dialect) From one side to the other of.
overwealth
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
plowgraith
rawsthorne
restharrow
restharrow
noun
Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially Ononis repens, which has pink flowers.
rewithdraw
rewithdraw
verb
(transitive) To withdraw again.
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
roadworthy
roadworthy
adj
Being able to be driven, or suitable for driving, on the open road.
shatterwit
shearwater
shearwater
noun
(by extension) Any of the entire family Procellariidae, including certain of the petrels.
Any of the long-winged pelagic seabirds of the family Procellariidae in genera Puffinus, Ardenna, and Calonectris, that breed on islands and coastal cliffs.
shirtwaist
shirtwaist
noun
(US) A woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front.
shortwaves
shortwaves
noun
plural of shortwave
showboater
showboater
noun
One who showboats; a showoff.
southwards
southwards
adv
In a southerly direction; towards the south.
spaewright
stallworth
starchwort
starchwort
noun
The plant cuckoopint, the tubers of which were once used to make starch
swarthiest
swarthiest
adj
superlative form of swarthy: most swarthy
swarthmore
swarthness
swarthness
noun
Archaic form of swarthiness.
sweatshirt
sweatshirt
noun
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.
A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.
sweetheart
sweetheart
noun
(US) A female member of a college or university fraternity.
A person very much liked or loved by someone, especially when both partners are young.
A person who is always very kind.
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
switchyard
switchyard
noun
Part of a railway with an arrangement of switches (or points) allowing trains to be diverted and reassembled.
talkworthy
talkworthy
adj
Worth talking about.
telpherway
telpherway
noun
The system of wires along which a telpher travels.
thatchwork
thenceward
thereaways
thrawcrook
thrawnness
threadweed
threadworm
threadworm
noun
(UK, Australia) The pinworm.
A parasitic roundworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, which causes strongyloidiasis.
throatwort
throatwort
noun
A plant, Campanula trachelium, with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.
throneward
throughway
throughway
noun
(US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.
throwaways
throwaways
noun
plural of throwaway
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
thwartedly
thwartedly
adv
In a thwarted manner.
thwarteous
thwartness
thwartness
noun
The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity; perverseness.
thwartover
thwartship
thwartways
thwartwise
thwartwise
adj
(archaic) Athwart; from side to side; across.
tomahawker
tomahawker
noun
One who uses a tomahawk as a weapon.
treadwheel
treadwheel
noun
A wheel turned by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet upon its periphery, as for example in a treadmill.
trenchward
underwatch
unthwarted
unthwarted
adj
Not thwarted.
unwrathful
unwrathful
adj
Not wrathful.
unwreathed
unwreathed
adj
Not wreathed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwreath
simple past tense and past participle of unwreathe
wadesworth
wainwright
wainwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs wagons
waiterhood
waiterhood
noun
The role or status of a waiter.
waitership
wandsworth
wandsworth
Proper noun
a town in south-west London, England, on the south side of the River Thames.
a London Borough within Greater London.
wanthriven
wanthriven
adj
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Stunted; ill-grown; decayed; in a state of decline.
(dialectal, chiefly Scotland) emaciated; weakly.
warmthless
warmthless
adj
Devoid of warmth.
washtrough
washtrough
noun
A trough for washing.
watchcries
watchmaker
watchmaker
noun
A person who repairs (and originally made) watches.
watchstrap
watchstrap
noun
A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband.
watchtower
watchtower
noun
An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
watchwords
watchwords
noun
plural of watchword
watchworks
waterhorse
waterhorse
noun
(Canada, dialect) A pile of salted fish heaped up to drain.
waterhouse
waterhouse
noun
A house on floats.
waterishly
waterishly
adv
In a waterish manner.
waterphone
waterphone
noun
An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
watershake
watersheds
watersheds
noun
plural of watershed
watershoot
watershoot
noun
(obsolete) A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree.
(obsolete) A trough for discharging water.
(obsolete, architecture) That which serves to guard from falling water; a drip or dripstone.
watertight
watertight
adj
(figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
waterwheel
waterwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of water wheel
waxhearted
weathering
weathering
noun
(architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
(geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
(obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
The action of weather on objects exposed to it.
verb
present participle of weather
weatherize
weatherize
verb
(US) To protect a structure against damage by the weather.
weatherley
weatherman
weatherman
noun
A person, especially a male one, who reports the weather conditions or forecasts.