simple past tense and past participle of backwater
belchertown
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpetwoven
carrolltown
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cartwheeler
cartwheeler
noun
One who performs a cartwheel (gymnastic spinning manoeuvre).
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
caterwauled
caterwauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caterwaul
caterwauler
caterwauler
noun
One who caterwauls.
changewater
charlestown
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
chestertown
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
cleaverwort
cleaverwort
noun
Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
coachwright
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
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
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
counterblow
counterblow
noun
A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
counterflow
counterflow
noun
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
verb
To flow in the opposite direction
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterwall
counterwave
counterwave
noun
A wave (as of public opinion) going against an earlier wave.
counterwill
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterword
counterword
noun
A word (for example so) that is frequently used in a reflex-like manner in an answer and that has thereby quickly taken on a new, much less specific or much looser meaning or is even almost meaningless and performs a completely new function.
Such a word (or a word that has gone through a similar change) when not used as a reflex-like answer.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryward
countryward
adv
Toward the countryside.
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawleyroot
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crowstepped
crowstepped
adj
(architecture) Having a crowstep.
crystalwort
crystalwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Riccia.
currantworm
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
downpatrick
electroweak
electroweak
adj
(physics) Describing the combination of the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces.
encrownment
entranceway
entranceway
noun
Something that provides access to an entrance; an entryway
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
fevertwitch
flowcharted
flowcontrol
francestown
gedecktwork
harwichport
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
mauricetown
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
newscasters
newscasters
noun
plural of newscaster
otherwhence
otherwhence
adv
(formal, now rare) By other means; From otherwhere.
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
overwatcher
overwatcher
noun
One who watches over; a supervisor.
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pedricktown
scatteraway
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
schweinfurt
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
screwmatics
screwmatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Rheumatism.
shrewstruck
spencertown
starchworks
stitchworts
stitchworts
noun
plural of stitchwort
stockertown
stockwright
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
sweetclover
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switcheroos
switcheroos
noun
plural of switcheroo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switcheroo
switchgrass
switchgrass
noun
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
tanglewrack
terracewise
terracework
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
trackbarrow
trackwalker
trackwalker
noun
A person employed to walk over and inspect a section of railway track.
treaclewort
twelvescore
twelvescore
noun
(archaic) Two hundred and forty.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchtowers
watchtowers
noun
plural of watchtower
watercaster
watercolors
watercolors
noun
plural of watercolor
watercolour
watercolour
adj
Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
noun
(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
(countable) A water-soluble pigment.
(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
verb
To paint using watercolour
watercooler
watercooler
noun
Alternative spelling of water cooler
watercourse
watercourse
noun
Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
watercrafts
watercrafts
noun
plural of watercraft
waterlocked
waterscapes
waterscapes
noun
plural of waterscape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterscape
weathercast
weathercast
noun
(meteorology) A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television.
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.
(transitive) To act as a weathercock for.
weathersick
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
weltschmerz
weltschmerz
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Weltschmerz
westchester
westchester
Proper noun
a village in New London County, Connecticut, USA.
a CDP in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.
a village in Cook County, Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, USA.
a neighbourhood of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
westermarck
whenceforth
whenceforth
adv
(formal) From which place, time, or point forth; forth from which; onward from which.
(formal, interrogative) Forth from what place, time, or point; onward from what place, time, or point.
whitecapper
whitecapper
noun
(US, historical) Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”)
wildcatters
wildcatters
noun
plural of wildcatter
windcatcher
windcatcher
noun
A traditional Persian architectural element for creating natural ventilation in buildings.