In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
brownishness
brownishness
noun
The quality of being brownish.
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
charlesworth
cheeseflower
childcrowing
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterwheel
counterwheel
noun
(engineering) A contrate wheel.
verb
(military) To turn, or cause to turn, in an opposite direction.
creditworthy
creditworthy
adj
(finance) Deemed likely to repay debts.
(finance) Having an acceptable credit rating.
dearworthily
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
followership
followership
noun
A group of followers.
Adherence to a leader.
forehatchway
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
helmetflower
henceforward
henceforward
adv
from now on; from this time on
hickorywithe
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
hithertoward
hornswoggled
hornswoggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle
hornswoggles
hornswoggles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hornswoggle
horsedrawing
horsewhipped
horsewhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip
horsewhipper
horsewhipper
noun
One who horsewhips.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
houseworkers
houseworkers
noun
plural of houseworker
housewrecker
hyperwrought
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
interwrought
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
leatherwoods
leatherwoods
noun
plural of leatherwood
marshalltown
marshmallows
marshmallows
noun
plural of marshmallow
marshmallowy
marshmallowy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a marshmallow.
Soft and fluffy.
Tending to be a pushover; overly accommodating.
Vacuous.
middlesworth
misworshiped
misworshiper
morrowspeech
netherworlds
netherworlds
noun
plural of netherworld
nonwithering
northwestern
northwestern
adj
(of wind) Blowing from that direction.
Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
noun
A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America.
northwesters
northwesters
noun
plural of northwester
noteworthily
noteworthily
adv
In a noteworthy manner; notably.
oarrowheaded
otherwhither
otherwhither
adv
(obsolete or archaic) Elsewhither.
otherworldly
otherworldly
adj
Not belonging to the real world; unnatural; odd and unfamiliar.
Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a different world than that of the tangible here and now, such as a heavenly, spiritual, or imaginary world.
overshadowed
overshadowed
adj
superseded by, covered up by, overtaken or eclipsed
verb
past participle of overshadow
overshadower
overshadower
noun
One who, or that which, overshadows.
overshowered
overshowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overshower
overthrowers
overthrowers
noun
plural of overthrower
overthrowing
overthrowing
verb
present participle of overthrow
overthwartly
overthwartly
adv
(obsolete) In an overthwart manner; going across.
(obsolete) perversely
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overweighing
overweighing
verb
present participle of overweigh
overweighted
overweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overweight
overwhelming
overwhelming
adj
Extreme.
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
noun
A situation of being overwhelmed.
verb
present participle of overwhelm
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
overwithered
overwithered
adj
Excessively withered.
overwithheld
overwithheld
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwithhold
overwithhold
overwithhold
verb
(finance) To withhold an excess amount of tax for an employee etc., the excess being refunded at a later stage.
overwwrought
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
praiseworthy
praiseworthy
adj
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
prattshollow
preoverthrew
preoverthrow
prophetstown
roughwrought
rowdyishness
rowdyishness
noun
The quality of being rowdyish.
scarecrowish
scarecrowish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scarecrow.
seaworthiest
seaworthiest
adj
superlative form of seaworthy: most seaworthy
shadowgraphs
shadowgraphs
noun
plural of shadowgraph
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
shallowbrain
shieldflower
showstoppers
showstoppers
noun
plural of showstopper
southernward
southernwood
southernwood
noun
An aromatic shrub, Artemisia abrotanum, related to wormwood.
southwestern
southwestern
adj
Of or pertaining to the southwest.
southwesters
southwesters
noun
plural of southwester
starchflower
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superwrought
switchboards
switchboards
noun
plural of switchboard
swordfishery
swordfishing
swordfishing
verb
present participle of swordfish
swordmanship
swordmanship
noun
Alternative form of swordsmanship
thencefoward
thermoswitch
thermoswitch
noun
(biochemistry) A form of riboswitch incorporating a thermosensor and thus responsive to temperature changes.
thoroughwort
thoroughwort
noun
Any of several plants of the genus Eupatorium.
The common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).
threadflower
toothdrawing
toothdrawing
noun
The extraction of teeth, as by a dentist.
undergrowths
undergrowths
noun
plural of undergrowth
underwrought
underwrought
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of underwork
unnewsworthy
unnewsworthy
adj
Not newsworthy.
unnoteworthy
unnoteworthy
adj
Not noteworthy.
unoverthrown
unoverthrown
adj
Not overthrown.
unroadworthy
unroadworthy
adj
describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road.
unworshipful
unworshipful
adj
Not worshipful.
unworshiping
unworshiping
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipping
unworshipped
unworshipped
adj
Not worshipped.
unworthiness
unworthiness
noun
The characteristic or condition of being unworthy.
waggonwright
waggonwright
noun
Alternative form of wagonwright
warehouseage
warehouseage
noun
Alternative form of warehousage
warehouseful
warehouseful
noun
As much as a warehouse can hold.
warehouseman
warehouseman
noun
(UK, obsolete) One who keeps a wholesale shop for woollen goods.
A person who manages, or works in, a warehouse.
warehousemen
warehousemen
noun
plural of warehouseman
wealthmonger
wealthmonger
noun
(derogatory) A rich person.
weatherboard
weatherboard
noun
(nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water.
(nautical) The windward side of a vessel.
Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard.
verb
(transitive) To cover with a weatherboard.
weatherbound
weatherbound
adj
(often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
weathercocks
weathercocks
noun
plural of weathercock
weathercocky
weathercocky
adj
Synonym of weathercockish
weatherology
weatherology
noun
(rare) meteorology, as used to forecast the weather
weatherproof
weatherproof
adj
Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather.
verb
(UK) To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather.
weightometer
weightometer
noun
A device that continuously weighs material passing on a conveyor belt
whallonsburg
wheelabrator
wheelbarrows
wheelbarrows
noun
plural of wheelbarrow
whencesoever
whencesoever
adv
(archaic) From wherever: from whatever place.
wheresomever
wheresomever
conj
(archaic) wherever
wherethrough
wherethrough
adv
(archaic) Through which.
(obsolete) By means of which; whereby.
whippoorwill
whippoorwill
noun
A nocturnal insectivorous bird of North America (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus), a type of nightjar, named after its characteristic call.
The distinct call of the above bird.
whiskerandos
whisperation
whisperation
noun
Whispering; whispered speech.
whisperously
whisperously
adv
whisperingly
whisperproof
whitethroats
whitethroats
noun
plural of whitethroat
wholehearted
wholehearted
adj
Having no reservations; showing unconditional and enthusiastic support.
whoreishness
whoremasters
whoremasters
noun
plural of whoremaster
whoremastery
whoremongers
whoremongers
noun
plural of whoremonger
whoremonging
whoremonging
noun
Alternative form of whoremongering
whortleberry
whortleberry
noun
A berry of one of these shrubs.
Vaccinium myrtillus (bilberry or blue whortleberry);
Vaccinium uliginosum (bog whortleberry or bilberry).
Vaccinium vitis-idaea (lingonberry or red whortleberry);
widowerhoods
widowerhoods
noun
plural of widowerhood
wigglesworth
wigtownshire
wigtownshire
Proper noun
A registration county and lieutenancy area in south-west Scotland.