(economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
(nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
verb
(transitive) To affect with backwash.
To clean the oil from wool after combing.
To operate a water filter in the reverse direction in order to clean it.
bawcocks
bawcocks
noun
plural of bawcock
bostwick
browsick
bucksaws
bucksaws
noun
plural of bucksaw
buckwash
bushwack
bushwack
verb
Alternative spelling of bushwhack
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.).
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
clawsick
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
cowpokes
cowpokes
noun
plural of cowpoke
cowskins
cowskins
noun
plural of cowskin
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
gweducks
gweducks
noun
plural of gweduck
hacksaws
hacksaws
noun
plural of hacksaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hacksaw
jackdaws
jackdaws
noun
plural of jackdaw
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rowlocks
rowlocks
noun
plural of rowlock
sawbucks
sawbucks
noun
plural of sawbuck
scowbank
sedgwick
shewchuk
sidgwick
skewback
skewback
noun
(architecture) The side of an arch; the course of masonry on the top of an abutment with a slope for the base of the arch to rest against.
sleswick
slowback
slowback
noun
(archaic, slang) A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer.
snowpack
snowpack
noun
An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
stickjaw
stickjaw
noun
Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.
stockbow
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swanneck
swanwick
swanwick
Proper noun
A village in Hampshire, England
A village in Derbyshire, England
swayback
swayback
noun
An animal with such excessive sagging.
An excessive sagging of the spine of a quadruped animal, especially a horse.
swelinck
swordick
swordick
noun
(Orkney) The spotted gunnel (Muraenoides gunnellus).
tresckow
wackiest
wackiest
adj
superlative form of wacky: most wacky
waesucks
warlocks
warlocks
noun
plural of warlock
wedlocks
wedlocks
noun
plural of wedlock
wetbacks
wetbacks
noun
plural of wetback; a slur towards persons of Mexican descent in the United States
whackers
whackers
noun
plural of whacker
whickers
whickers
noun
plural of whicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whicker
wickapes
wickings
wickings
noun
plural of wicking
wickiups
wickiups
noun
plural of wickiup
wickless
wickless
adj
That does not have a wick.
wickyups
wickyups
noun
plural of wickyup
windsock
windsock
noun
(aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.
winnocks
wipstock
wisnicki
woolsack
woolsack
noun
A bag or bale of wool.
A seat made of wool; (specifically) the traditional seat of the British Lord Chancellor (since 2006 of the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords); hence (by metonymy) the post of Lord-Chancellor.
