(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
browpost
copywise
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
cowflops
cowflops
noun
plural of cowflop
cowplops
cowplops
noun
plural of cowplop
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
cowslips
cowslips
noun
plural of cowslip
crowstep
crowstep
noun
(architecture) A stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building.
dewdrops
dewdrops
noun
plural of dewdrop
downslip
drawstop
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
empowers
empowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empower
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
impowers
impowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impower
kapowsin
outsweep
outsweep
noun
(swimming) The motion of a swimmer's arm outward, away from the body.
verb
To sweep outward.
outweeps
outweeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweep
password
password
noun
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
verb
(computing, transitive) To protect with a password.
pawnshop
pawnshop
noun
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
peepshow
peepshow
noun
A titillating or pornographic display viewed through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to automatically close the slot when payment has expired.
An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass.
pinworks
pinworks
noun
A factory that makes pins.
pinworms
pinworms
noun
plural of pinworm
pishquow
plaistow
playstow
playstow
noun
(UK dialectal) A place for play; playground.
plowboys
plowboys
noun
plural of plowboy
plowfish
plowshoe
plowwise
plywoods
plywoods
noun
plural of plywood
poetwise
postward
postward
adv
Toward the winning post in a race.
postwise
postwise
adv
In the manner of a post, or vertical support.
Synonym of post (“on post-horses; by a relay of horses, for speed”)
powerset
powerset
noun
Alternative spelling of power set
powsoddy
powsowdy
powsowdy
noun
Alternative form of powsowdie
preshown
preshown
verb
past participle of preshow
preshows
preshows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshow
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
prowlers
prowlers
noun
plural of prowler
pushdown
pushdown
adj
(computing) Describing a stack in which items are removed in a LIFO manner from the end at which they were added.
noun
A pushdown automaton.
putdowns
putdowns
noun
plural of putdown
repowers
repowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repower
ropeways
ropeways
noun
plural of ropeway
sapowith
sapwoods
sapwoods
noun
plural of sapwood
screwpod
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
shopwear
shopwear
noun
The condition of being shopworn; minor damage through being stored and handled in a retail outlet.
shopwife
shopwork
shopworn
shopworn
adj
(figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché.
Faded.
Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
showshop
slopwork
slopwork
noun
(figuratively) Hasty, slovenly work of any kind.
The manufacture of slops, or cheap ready-made clothing.
slowpoke
slowpoke
noun
(US, Canada, informal, mildly derogatory) A person who moves slowly or takes a long time to do something.
snapwood
snapwort
snowcaps
snowcaps
noun
plural of snowcap
snowdrop
snowdrop
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Snowdrop (“a Royal Air Force police officer”).
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.
verb
(Australia, slang, transitive, intransitive) To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
snowpack
snowpack
noun
An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
snowplow
snowplow
noun
(skiing, skating) A maneuver in which the tips of the skis or skates point inwards and the back ends point outwards.
A device attached to a vehicle to enable it to be used for removing snow.
A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
verb
(intransitive) To perform a snowplow in skiing.
(transitive) To clear (roads, etc) using a snowplow.
snowslip
snowslip
noun
A large mass or avalanche of snow which slips down the side of a mountain, etc.
soapweed
soapweed
noun
The plant Yucca elata.
soapwood
soapwood
noun
Dodonaea viscosa, a flowering plant in the soapberry family.
soapwort
soapwort
noun
Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
southpaw
southpaw
noun
(baseball) A left-handed pitcher.
(informal, idiomatic) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left
spaework
spanworm
spanworm
noun
A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
sparrows
sparrows
noun
plural of sparrow
sparrowy
spurwort
spurwort
noun
Sherardia arvensis, a flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family.
spytower
stepdown
stepdown
adj
(of a transformer) Used to decrease the secondary voltage relative to the primary voltage.
stewpond
stewpond
noun
Synonym of stew (“a pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating”)
stopwork
supercow
supercow
noun
(dairy industry) A cow bred or engineered for superior milk production, producing more milk per day than average, or in some cases more fat per gallon of milk.
swankpot
swankpot
noun
(slang, derogatory) A show-off.
sweepdom
sweepdom
noun
The realm or sphere of chimney sweeps.
sweetsop
sweetsop
noun
The tropical American evergreen tree on which it grows.
swillpot
swillpot
noun
Alternative form of swill-pot
swinepox
swinepox
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
A disease of pigs, caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Suipoxvirus.
swoopers
swoopers
noun
plural of swooper
swooping
swooping
adj
That swoops or swoop.
noun
The motion of something that swoops.
verb
present participle of swoop
swopping
swopping
noun
Alternative form of swapping
verb
present participle of swop
topswarm
topworks
topworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of topwork
township
township
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A small town.
(South Africa, Post 1994) A nonwhite (usually subeconomic) area attached to a city.
(South Africa, Pre 1994) An area set aside for nonwhite occupation.
(US, Canada) A subdivision of a county.
The territory of a town.
towpaths
towpaths
noun
plural of towpath
towropes
towropes
noun
plural of towrope
upthrows
upthrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upthrow
wapatoos
wapatoos
noun
plural of wapatoo
wasphood
wasphood
noun
The state or essence of being a wasp.
westport
whippost
whoopees
whoopees
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whoopee
whoopers
whoopers
noun
plural of whooper
whooplas
whooplas
noun
plural of whoopla
whoppers
whoppers
noun
plural of whopper
wicopies
wineshop
wineshop
noun
(India) A liquor store.
A shop selling wine.
winesops
winesops
noun
plural of winesop
wingpost
wipeouts
wipeouts
noun
plural of wipeout
wipstock
woodship
woodship
noun
(obsolete) Control over and responsibility for a wooded area.
A wooden ship.
woodshop
woodshop
noun
A vocational course or class in woodworking.
A woodworking workshop.
woopsing
workship
workship
noun
(archaic) workmanship
workshop
workshop
noun
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
An academic conference.
verb
(transitive) To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
(transitive) To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.
(transitive, business) To improve through collaboration.
wormship
worships
worships
noun
plural of worship
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of worship