An unincorporated community in Ross Townsip, Lake County, Indiana, United States, now defunct
A city in Iowa, United States
A city in Nebraska, United States, and the county seat of Brown County.
A town in Wisconsin, United States
A state park in Oregon, United States
airscrews
airscrews
noun
plural of airscrew
alikewise
alikewise
adv
(obsolete) likewise; in the same manner
altarwise
altarwise
adj
Placed in the manner of an altar, against the eastern wall of the chancel with the longer side parallel to that wall.
anglewise
anglewise
adv
With respect to an angle; angularly.
answering
answering
noun
The act of giving an answer.
verb
present participle of answer
antiwaste
antiwaste
adj
Opposing or preventing waste.
armorwise
arrisways
arriswise
arriswise
adv
(tiling) Diagonally, tiles so laid relative to walls or walkway.
(timber) method of sawing lengthwise a timber beam of rectangular cross section, diagonally from corner to corner, to form two beams of triangular cross section.
asahigawa
asahikawa
aspinwall
asswaging
asswaging
verb
present participle of asswage
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
barbwires
barbwires
noun
plural of barbwire
barrowist
barrowist
Noun
A follower of (c. 1550–1593), English Puritan and separatist.
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
basilweed
basilweed
noun
The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
bawdiness
bawdiness
noun
A bawdy remark.
The state or characteristic of being bawdy.
bewailers
bewailers
noun
plural of bewailer
bewearies
bladewise
bladewise
adj
In the manner of a blade.
boatswain
boatswain
noun
A kind of gull, the jaeger.
The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
The tropicbird.
boswellia
brainwash
brainwash
noun
A distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
verb
(figuratively, dated) To take from an electronically controlled machine its stored-up information; to erase a computer's programming. (1960)
(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)
To persuade completely and forcibly.
brawliest
brawliest
adj
superlative form of brawly: most brawly
brawniest
brawniest
adj
superlative form of brawny: most brawny
broadwise
broadwise
adv
(obsolete) Breadthwise.
bronislaw
catawissa
chadwicks
charmwise
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chickasaw
chippewas
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
classwise
classwise
adj
(chiefly India) In terms of class (category, social class, school group, etc.).
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
coachwise
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
cordwains
cordwains
noun
plural of cordwain
cowardish
cowardish
adj
(obsolete) cowardly
coxswains
coxswains
noun
plural of coxswain
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
cruiseway
cruiseway
noun
(UK) A waterway designated for the use of recreational boat traffic.
daisytown
darwinism
darwinism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinism.
darwinist
darwinist
Noun
A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
dawsonite
dawsonite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral composed of sodium aluminium carbonate hydroxide.
dewanship
disallows
disallows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disallow
disavowal
disavowal
noun
A denial of knowledge, relationship, and/or responsibility towards something (or someone).
disavowed
disavowed
adj
Strongly disowned or denied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disavow
disavower
disavower
noun
One who disavows.
dishallow
dishallow
verb
(transitive) To make unholy; to profane.
dishwares
dishwares
noun
plural of dishware
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
disshadow
diswarren
diswarren
verb
(transitive) To deprive (land) of the character of a warren.
disweapon
disweapon
verb
(transitive) To disarm; to take away the weapon of.
downstair
downstair
adj
(dated) downstairs
drawliest
drawliest
adj
superlative form of drawly: most drawly
dreamwise
driveways
driveways
noun
plural of driveway
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
edwardsia
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
fallowist
fallowist
noun
One who favors the practice of fallowing land.
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
fittyways
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gaintwist
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
gigawatts
gigawatts
noun
plural of gigawatt
giveaways
giveaways
noun
plural of giveaway
grainways
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
gratewise
gratewise
adv
In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
halmawise
handwrist
hawaiians
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
heartwise
hiawassee
hideaways
hideaways
noun
plural of hideaway
hindwards
hindwards
adv
hindward
hingeways
hoistaway
hoistaway
noun
A kind of mechanical lift, or elevator.
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe
ironwares
ironwares
noun
plural of ironware
jahwistic
jawfishes
jawfishes
noun
plural of jawfish
jigsawing
jigsawing
verb
present participle of jigsaw
kalewives
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kilowatts
kilowatts
noun
plural of kilowatt
kinswoman
kinswoman
noun
A female relative.
kiswahili
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
lawgivers
lawgivers
noun
plural of lawgiver
lawsonite
lawsonite
noun
A metamorphic silicate mineral related to the epidotes; it is a sorosilicate, based on the dimeric anion Si₂O₇⁶⁻
lawyerism
lawyerism
noun
(countable) An utterance characteristic of a lawyer; legal jargon.
The attitudes or practices of lawyers.
leastwise
leastwise
adv
(informal) At least.
Minimally.
lewisetta
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
mainswear
mainswear
verb
(UK dialectal, Northern England, transitive) Alternative form of manswear
mainsworn
malawians
marlowish
marlowism
marrowish
marrowish
adj
Similar to bone marrow.
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
miltwaste
miltwaste
noun
A small European fern (Asplenium ceterach) formerly used in medicine.
misanswer
misanswer
noun
a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer
verb
(transitive) to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
(transitive, archaic) to answer scornfully or abusively
misawards
misawards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misaward
mishawaka
misreward
narrowish
narrowish
adj
Somewhat narrow.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
newmanise
newmanism
nonsawing
nonsawing
adj
That does not operate a saw.
oceanwise
oceanwise
adv
(rare) Towards or along an ocean.
ownwayish
panelwise
panelwise
adv
In the manner of a panel.
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
petalwise
petalwise
adv
In the manner of a petal or petals.
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.