(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpetwoven
cooperstown
cooperstown
Proper noun
A village and a town in New York, USA, the village is the county seat of
The located in the New York town.
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crowstepped
crowstepped
adj
(architecture) Having a crowstep.
downpatrick
edwardsport
empowerment
empowerment
noun
(South Africa) Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.
The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group.
The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.
The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
harwichport
newburyport
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pantherwood
pantrywoman
pantrywoman
noun
A female pantryman.
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
parsleywort
passionwort
pasturewise
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
patternwise
pedricktown
pennyworths
pennyworths
noun
plural of pennyworth
pioneertown
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plateworker
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowrightia
potwalloper
potwalloper
noun
Alternative form of pot-walloper
povertyweed
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
prebestowal
presweetens
presweetens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of presweeten
preworthily
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
prizeworthy
prizeworthy
adj
Meriting a prize.
proteanwise
puttyblower
rupturewort
rupturewort
noun
A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides), somewhat resembling burstwort.
A plant of the genus Herniaria, especially Herniaria glabra, formerly used in the treatment of hernia and for other medicinal purposes.
serpentwood
serpentwood
noun
The tree Rauwolfia serpentina or its extracts, an important ingredient in Indian traditional medicine.
shipwrights
shipwrights
noun
plural of shipwright
showstopper
showstopper
noun
(computing) A software bug that must be fixed before any further development is possible.
A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production.
Any impediment that prevents all further progress.
slipperwort
slipperwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
sparrowtail
sparrowwort
sparrowwort
noun
An evergreen shrub, Erica passerina.
Any plant in the genus Passerina
Any plant in the genus Thymelaea
spatterware
spatterware
noun
Synonym of spongeware
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
spencertown
spiderworts
spiderworts
noun
plural of spiderwort
spleenworts
spleenworts
noun
plural of spleenwort
splinternew
sportswears
sportswoman
sportswoman
noun
(UK) A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.
sportswomen
sportswomen
noun
plural of sportswoman
sportswrite
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
stewardship
stewardship
noun
Foresters believe in stewardship of the land.
The act of caring for or improving with time.
The rank or office of a steward.
stirrupwise
sulphurwort
sulphurwort
noun
the plant hog fennel (Peucedanum officinale)
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
thermopower
thermopower
noun
(physics) A measure of the voltage induced in a material by the thermoelectric effect
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
thwartships
toothpowder
toothpowder
noun
Alternative form of tooth powder
triumphwise
trumpetweed
trumpetweed
noun
Any of the joe-pye weeds, herbaceous composite plants of genus Eutrochium, often having hollow stems, bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads, native to eastern North America.
The sea trumpet.
trumpetwood
trumpetwood
noun
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the nettle family, whose hollow stems can be used for wind instruments.
tulipflower
typewriters
typewriters
noun
plural of typewriter
typewriting
typewriting
noun
The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter.
The material produced by a typewriter; typescript.
verb
present participle of typewrite
typewritten
typewritten
adj
written using a typewriter
verb
past participle of typewrite
waitpersons
wastepapers
wastepapers
noun
plural of wastepaper
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
waterpowers
waterpowers
noun
plural of waterpower
waterproofs
waterproofs
noun
plural of waterproof.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof
waterscapes
waterscapes
noun
plural of waterscape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterscape
waterspouts
waterspouts
noun
plural of waterspout
wentletraps
wentletraps
noun
plural of wentletrap
westernport
whippertail
whippletree
whippletree
noun
a wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal.
whisterpoop
whisterpoop
noun
(UK, obsolete, regional) A blow; a wherret.
whitecapper
whitecapper
noun
(US, historical) Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”)
winterproof
winterproof
adj
Resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the harsh weather conditions of winter.