(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
antiendowment
antiendowment
adj
Opposing an endowment.
attiwendaronk
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bassenthwaite
betweenwhiles
betweenwhiles
adv
from time to time; now and again
bewilderments
bewilderments
noun
plural of bewilderment
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
brilliantwise
brimstonewort
brimstonewort
noun
Rosa canina, the dog rose.
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
concertgebouw
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterpowers
counterpowers
noun
plural of counterpower
counterwarmth
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
dimwittedness
dimwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being dimwitted.
disintertwine
downheartedly
downheartedly
adv
In a downhearted manner
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downtrampling
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
fredericktown
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
gentlewomanly
gentlewomanly
adj
Having the manners or behavior of a gentlewoman; having social graces; polite.
gewrztraminer
harpwaytuning
hawthornesque
hearthwarming
heartwounding
hollingsworth
hundredweight
hundredweight
noun
(Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (45.5 kg).
(UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (8 st or 51 kg).
(historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
intertwisting
intertwisting
noun
A twisting together.
verb
present participle of intertwist
interviewable
interviewable
adj
Capable of being interviewed.
interwhistled
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
interwreathed
interwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe
interwwrought
jeffersontown
jeffersontown
Proper noun
a home rule-class city in Kentucky, USA, which is a major suburb of
knowledgement
knowledgement
noun
(non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of knowledge.
lanternflower
mcknightstown
mcsherrystown
mechanicstown
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
midwesterners
midwesterners
noun
plural of midwesterner, an alternative capitalization of Midwesterner.
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
mountainwards
mountainwards
Adverb
Towards a mountain or mountains.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
multidwelling
multidwelling
adj
Relating to more than one dwelling.
noun
A dwelling occupied by more than one household.
narrowhearted
newcomerstown
newfanglement
newfanglement
noun
(countable) Something that is newfangled.
(uncountable) The quality of being newfangled; novelty or innovation, especially when very complicated or faddish.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nonoutlawries
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
northeastward
northeastward
adj
In or toward the northeast.
adv
Toward the northeast.
northwesterly
northwesterly
adj
(chiefly of a wind) Coming from the northwest.
Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
adv
From the northwest.
noun
A strong wind or storm from the northwest.
northwestward
northwestward
adj
In or toward the northwest
adv
Toward the northwest
otherwiseness
otherwiseness
noun
(philosophy) The quality of being otherwise.
oversweetened
oversweetened
adj
Excessively sweetened.
oversweetness
oversweetness
noun
Quality of being oversweet.
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overwintering
overwintering
noun
(medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
The action of overwintering
verb
present participle of overwinter
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
preoverthrown
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
prewonderment
preworthiness
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
scotlandwards
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
scutcheonwise
seaworthiness
seaworthiness
noun
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
shepherdstown
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
southernwards
sparrowtongue
sportswomanly
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
stalworthness
stalworthness
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of stalwartness
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
stuffgownsman
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
thankworthily
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thunderflower
thundershower
thundershower
noun
A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
tiddledywinks
tiddledywinks
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywinks
plural of tiddledywink
tiddlywinking
tradesmanwise
trencherwoman
twaddlemonger
twaddlemonger
noun
(rare, humorous, derogatory) one who writes or publishes twaddle
twelfhyndeman
twohandedness
unblameworthy
unblameworthy
Adjective
Not blameworthy.
underweighted
underweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of underweight
unfaithworthy
uninterviewed
uninterviewed
adj
Not interviewed
unknowability
unknowability
noun
The quality or state of being unknowable.
unstewardlike
untrustworthy
untrustworthy
adj
Not deserving of trust; unreliable.
unwainscotted
unwainscotted
adj
Not wainscotted.
unwarrantable
unwarrantable
adj
Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable
unwarrantably
unwarrantably
adv
In an unwarrantable manner; in a manner that cannot be justified.
unwarrantedly
unwarrantedly
adv
In an unwarranted manner; without warrant; unjustifiably.
unwatermarked
unwatermarked
adj
Not watermarked.
unweatherwise
unweatherwise
adj
Not weather-wise.
unwesternized
unwesternized
adj
Not westernized.
unwhitewashed
unwhitewashed
adj
Not having been whitewashed.
unwistfulness
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwithholding
unwittingness
unwittingness
noun
Quality of being unwitting.
unworkability
unworkability
noun
An unworkable aspect or element.
The quality or state of being unworkable, lack of workability.
wanderlustful
wanderlustful
adj
Full of wanderlust; having a yearning to travel.
warrantedness
warrantedness
noun
The quality of being warranted.
washingtonese
washingtonian
washingtonian
Adjective
Of, or pertaining to, the state of Washington or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C. or its culture.
Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Washington in the United States of America.
An inhabitant or a resident of Washington, D.C..
A member of the a 19th-century sobriety support group.
wasterfulness
watchlessness
watchlessness
noun
Lack of vigilance; failure to keep watch.
watercoloring
watercoloring
noun
The practice of painting in watercolors.
waterlessness
waterlessness
noun
Absence of water.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
weatherbeaten
weatherbeaten
adj
Alternative spelling of weather-beaten
weatherliness
weatherliness
noun
(nautical) The quality of being weatherly.
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weightlifting
weightlifting
noun
(sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
weinbergerite
weinbergerite
noun
(mineralogy) A silicate intermediate in chemical composition to pyroxene and nepheline.