Of or relating to a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America and migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas.
arkansaw
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
awakener
awakener
noun
One who, or that which, awakens.
backward
backward
adj
(chess) Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
(cricket) Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
(cricket) On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
(figuratively) Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
(figuratively) Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
(figuratively) Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
(obsolete) Already past or gone; bygone.
(obsolete) Unwilling; averse; reluctant.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
Late or behindhand.
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
Reversed in order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the rear of something.
adv
(figuratively) Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
(obsolete) In the past.
At, near or towards the rear of something.
By way of reflection; reflexively.
In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
In a reversed order or sequence.
In a reversed orientation; back to front.
Toward or into the past;
noun
The state behind or past.
backword
backword
noun
A contention, retort, or reply.
A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
A section of commentary at the end of a book.
backworm
backworm
noun
(obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders, the disease of hawks.
backwort
backwrap
backwrap
noun
(computing, dated) A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
A portion of something that is wrapped backward.
verb
(computing, dated) To restore a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
To wrap around the back of something.
bakeware
bakeware
noun
Cooking equipment intended for use inside an oven.
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bawdrick
beadwork
beadwork
noun
Decorative work involving beads.
beamwork
berewick
berewick
noun
(now historical) An outlying estate.
bodywork
bodywork
noun
A service offered that includes an erotic massage and may also include prostitution.
The application of physical therapy as a preventive measure.
The exterior body of a motor vehicle.
The repair of a such body.
boltwork
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bookward
bookwork
bookwork
noun
(chiefly University of Cambridge) The act of memorising information; used attributively to describe or denote questions that test information learned rather than requiring additional thought.
Accounting work; book keeping.
The art and science of formatting books.
Work done with the aid of textbooks.
bookworm
bookworm
noun
(figurative) An avid book reader.
Any of various insects that infest books.
bowmaker
bowmaker
noun
Alternative form of bow maker
brinklow
brockway
browsick
buhlwork
buhlwork
noun
(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work
bullwork
bulwarks
bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark
busywork
busywork
noun
Alternative spelling of busy work
bywalker
cagework
cagework
noun
A cage or cage-like structure.
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
casework
casework
noun
The work required to deal with cases in any profession where a "case" has a specific definition (e.g. legal, social work, planning, etc.).
checkrow
checkrow
verb
(agriculture) To plant seeds at the intersections of a criss-cross pattern previously marked out on the ground.
chewbark
cockcrow
cockcrow
noun
The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light
cookware
cookware
noun
The assorted objects, such as pots, pans, baking sheets, etc., used for cooking
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
corkwood
corkwood
noun
Annona glabra, a plant found in the West Indies.
Caldcluvia paniculosa, a soft barked corkwood from Australia in the coachwood family.
Commiphora angolensis or sand corkwood, a shrub species growing mainly in Angola and Namibia.
Duboisia, a genus with species found in Australia.
Endiandra sieberi, a corkwood from Australia in the laurel family.
Entelea arborescens, a species found in New Zealand.
Erythrina vespertilio (grey corkwood), a species from Australia.
Hakea suberea, a species found in Australia.
Leitneria floridana, a species found in southeastern North America.
Melicope, a genus with species in Australia.
Musanga cecropioides or African corkwood, a species found in Africa.
Sesbania grandiflora, a species found in southeast Asia and northern Australia, with edible flowers.
The wood of Quercus suber, the cork oak.
coworker
coworker
noun
Somebody with whom one works.
crackjaw
crackjaw
adj
Difficult or unpleasant to pronounce.
cragwork
crewneck
crewneck
noun
Alternative form of crew neck
cribwork
cribwork
noun
cribbing (structural members)
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
dayworks
dayworks
noun
plural of daywork
deadwork
deadwork
noun
Unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.
doorhawk
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
drawback
drawback
noun
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.
drawknot
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
ductwork
ductwork
noun
The system of ducts in a particular building.
dworshak
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
fawkener
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
firework
firework
noun
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
footwork
footwork
noun
(uncountable, music) A subgenre of juke/ghetto house and style of street dance that originated in Chicago in the early 1990s.
Any movement of the feet, especially intricate or complex movement, as in sports or dancing.
foreknew
foreknew
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreknow
foreknow
foreknow
verb
To have knowledge of beforehand.
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
formwork
formwork
noun
(construction) A temporary mold, made from planks, into which concrete is poured
forwaked
forwaked
adj
(obsolete) tired out with excessive waking or watching
fretwork
fretwork
noun
ornamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through
gasworks
gasworks
noun
A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and coke.
goldwork
goldwork
noun
Work done using gold metal, as in embroidery or jewellery.
hackwork
hackwork
noun
Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula.
hairwork
hairwork
noun
Jewellery made from human hair.
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
hardwick
hartwick
haskwort
headwark
headwark
noun
A headache.
headwork
headwork
noun
Mental or intellectual labour; the use of logic and clear thinking.
heelwork
heelwork
noun
A routine in dog shows in which the dog moves at the handler's heels, sometimes choreographed to music.
herdwick
herdwick
Noun
A sheep of a Cumbrian breed prized for their robust health and durable wool.
homework
homework
noun
(by extension) Something which one is encouraged to learn or study on their own.
(literally, now rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.
(slang, euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
Exercises assigned by a teacher to a student which review concepts studied in class.
hookworm
hookworm
noun
Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
hornwork
hornwork
noun
A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them.
huskwort
ironwork
ironwork
noun
(countable, dated) An ironworks.
(uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
jawbreak
jaworski
kanawari
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
kelpwort
kelpwort
noun
The plant kali.
kenwrick
keywords
keywords
noun
plural of keyword
kherwari
killwort
killwort
noun
The plant Chelidonium majus.
kiloware
kiloware
noun
(philately) Postage stamps bought by weight, rather than numerical quantity, and commonly still on paper.
kiloword
kiloword
noun
(computing) A unit of storage capacity, equal to 1024 words.
kiriwina
kirktown
kirkwall
kirkwall
Proper noun
The capital of the Orkney Islands.
kirkward
kirkwood
knitwear
knitwear
noun
knitted garments
knitwork
knitwork
noun
knitted material; a knitted object
knotwork
knotwork
noun
A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot
An object composed of or using knots.
Work involving the tying of knots.
knotwort
knotwort
noun
A small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum (coral necklace).
korsakow
kotowers
kotowers
noun
plural of kotower
kowtower
kowtower
noun
One who kowtows; a sycophant.
krawczyk
kurosawa
kwarteng
lacework
lacework
noun
A piece or example of lace.
lakeward
lakeward
adj
Located, facing or moving toward a lake.
adv
Toward a lake.
lathwork
lathwork
Noun
A covering of laths.
lawbreak
lawmaker
lawmaker
noun
One who makes or enacts laws.
leadwork
leadwork
noun
(lacemaking) small square-shaped decorations of closely-worked basket stitch.
fittings made from lead (the metal)
leafwork
leafwork
noun
Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage
legworks
legworks
noun
plural of legwork
lifework
lifework
noun
The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.
linework
linework
noun
(art) The technique of drawing lines.
linkwork
linkwork
noun
A fabric made from linked pieces of metal.
A mechanism of linked components.
listwork
lockwork
lockwork
noun
(firearms) The assembly forming the firing mechanism of a gun.
longwork
lukeward
lukewarm
lukewarm
adj
(temperature) Between warm and cool.
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
makework
makework
noun
Alternative form of make-work
markdown
markdown
noun
A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales.
markweed
marmawke
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
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.
millwork
millwork
noun
(US) Any wooden object manufactured at a lumbermill (sawmill).
Most especially, doors, windows, and wood trim with decorative cross-section involving curves, beads, grooves, etc.
muckworm
muckworm
noun
A larva living in mud or manure.
Someone who gathers wealth through overwork of employees and sordid means; a miser.
nawrocki
neckward
neckwear
neckwear
noun
Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck, such as ties or necklaces.
networks
networks
noun
plural of network
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of network
openwork
openwork
noun
(mining) A quarry; an open cut.
Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
outworks
outworks
noun
plural of outwork
overknow
overwake
overwalk
overwalk
verb
To walk over or upon.
overweak
overweak
adj
Excessively weak; too feeble.
overwork
overwork
noun
a superstructure
excessive work
verb
(intransitive) To work too hard.
(transitive) To decorate all over.
(transitive) To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.
(transitive) To make (someone or something) work too hard.
paawkier
packware
packware
noun
Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler.