(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
berkowitz
blackwort
botchwork
botchwork
noun
Inferior and shoddy work.
brinktown
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.
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
crowstick
duckwater
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
flatworks
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
footworks
footworks
noun
plural of footwork
franktown
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
frithwork
frostwork
frostwork
noun
Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals.
Any pattern that resembles a frost formation.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gateworks
inkwriter
interknow
interknow
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be mutually acquainted with.
interwork
interwork
verb
(transitive) To work (two or more things) into and through each other.
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jerkwater
jerkwater
adj
(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
noun
(US, historical) A train on a branch line.
A jerkwater town.
kathiawar
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knowperts
kowtowers
kowtowers
noun
plural of kowtower
krautweed
kurthwood
kwarterka
kylertown
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
markowitz
meatworks
meatworks
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
metalwork
metalwork
noun
Objects made of metal.
The act of shaping metal, metalworking.
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
networked
networked
adj
joined by a network, or to form a network
verb
simple past tense and past participle of network
newmarket
newmarket
Proper noun
A market town in Suffolk, England, with a famous racecourse.
Noun
A long, close-fitting cloak.
A card game in which players try to play their cards in a sequence selected by cards from a second deck.
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
outworked
outworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwork
outworker
outworker
noun
(dated) One who takes away work to do at home.
(dated) One who works outdoors.
A subcontractor who carries out work at an off-site facility.
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.
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
plaitwork
platework
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
puttywork
saltworks
saltworks
noun
(figuratively) A job, usually considered boring drudgery.
A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.
seatworks
sheetwork
sheetwork
noun
Metalwork done in sheets.
The printing of sheets of paper using a printing press.
skywriter
skywriter
noun
One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a trail of smoke from the plane, that are visible from the ground.
skywrites
skywrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skywrite
smithwork
smithwork
noun
The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
snakewort
southwark
southwark
Proper noun
A London Borough within Greater London, to the south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
stairwork
stairwork
noun
The construction of flights of stairs.
steelwork
steelwork
noun
(construction) All the steel components of a structure.
stickwork
stickwork
noun
(sports) Use of the stick in lacrosse, hockey, etc.
stinkwort
stinkwort
noun
The plant Dittrichia graveolens.
stockwork
stockwork
noun
(geology) A metalliferous deposit characterized by the impregnation of the mass of rock with many small veins or nests irregularly grouped, especially common with tin ore.
(mining) A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.
stonework
stonework
noun
(uncountable) The skill of constructing with stone; stonecraft.
Constructions made of stone.
storkwise
storkwise
adv
In the manner of a stork.
storywork
strapwork
strapwork
noun
(art, historical) A stylized representation of strips or bands of curling leather parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven.
strawfork
strawlike
strawlike
adj
Resembling straw.
strawwork
studworks
studworks
noun
plural of studwork
swartback
swartback
noun
(UK, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.
swordknot
taskworks
taskworks
noun
plural of taskwork
teamworks
tewksbury
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
tileworks
tileworks
noun
A factory that manufactures tiles.
timeworks
tinworker
toothwork
toothwork
noun
Toothed ornamentation.
topworked
topworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of topwork
towerlike
towerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tower.
towerwork
trackwork
trackwork
noun
(horse racing) Practice in racing around a track
(rail transport) Construction or maintenance of railroad tracks
(rail transport) The tracks and associated equipment of a railway line.
traskwood
triweekly
triweekly
adj
Occurring once every three weeks.
Occurring three times per week.
Published three times a week.
noun
A publication published three times a week.
trunkwork
trusswork
trusswork
noun
(engineering) Structures consisting of trusses.
tubeworks
tutworker
twinklers
twinklers
noun
plural of twinkler
twodecker
walkerite
walkerton
wartyback
wartyback
noun
Synonym of pimpleback (mussel)
watchwork
watchwork
noun
The work produced by watchmaking; the mechanical arrangements making up a watch (portable timepiece).
waterbank
waterbuck
waterbuck
noun
A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.
waterlike
waterlike
adj
Resembling water.
watermark
watermark
noun
(by extension) A logo superimposed on a digital image, a television broadcast, etc.
(computing) A value stored in a datafile to ensure its integrity, so that if the file's contents are changed then the watermark will no longer match the contents.
A mark indicating the level to which water has risen.
A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.
verb
(transitive) To mark a datafile with a digital watermark.
(transitive) To mark paper with a watermark.
waterskin
waterskin
noun
A container for water made of skin.
waterwork
waterwork
noun
(countable) A machine or mechanism for raising or carrying water.
(countable, art) A textile fabric used like tapestry.
(countable, uncountable) Some action or activity done on, in, or using water.
(historical) A hydraulic apparatus by which a supply of water is furnished for ornamental purposes; also, an ornamental fountain or waterfall.
(uncountable, art) A style of painting executed in distemper or size, on canvas or a wall, intended to resemble a tapestry; (countable) such a painting.
westbrook
westbrook
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in England and elsewhere.
whitakers
whitebark
whitebark
noun
The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz.
whitesark
whitracks
whittaker
whittrick
witchwork
workboats
workboats
noun
plural of workboat
worksheet
worksheet
noun
A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and answers recorded.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To teach or assess by means of worksheets.
workstand
worktable
worktable
noun
(historical) A small table used by ladies for doing needlework.
A table designed for work of a specific type.
wrathlike
wrathlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of wrath.
wretchock
wretchock
noun
A stunted or abortive cock; the smallest of a brood of domestic birds; any puny or imperfect creature.
wristikin
wristlock
wristlock
noun
(combat sport) A wrestling hold in which the opponent is immobilized by having their wrist tightly held.
wristwork
wristwork
noun
(in particular, fencing) movement of the hand without movement of the arm