(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
drawtongs
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gadswoons
gadswoons
intj
(archaic) Synonym of zounds
gaintwist
galliwasp
galliwasp
noun
Any of the lizards in the genus Celestus.
gallowses
gallowses
noun
(rather rare) plural of gallows
gallywasp
gangplows
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
garefowls
garefowls
noun
plural of garefowl
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gatewards
gateworks
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
gigawatts
gigawatts
noun
plural of gigawatt
giveaways
giveaways
noun
plural of giveaway
glassware
glassware
noun
Articles made from glass, especially drinking glasses, jugs and other tableware made of glass.
glassweed
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
glassworm
glassworm
noun
A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.
glasswort
glasswort
noun
Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia, once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
Kali turgida
Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
Species of the European genus Sarcocornia
golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)
rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
grainways
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
grassweed
grassweed
noun
Any weed that is a grass.
grasswork
grasswork
noun
The making of handicrafts, such as woven baskets, from grass.
grassworm
gratewise
gratewise
adv
In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.
gulfwards
hingeways
hogwashes
hogwashes
noun
plural of hogwash
jigsawing
jigsawing
verb
present participle of jigsaw
lacewings
lacewings
noun
plural of lacewing
lawgivers
lawgivers
noun
plural of lawgiver
megawatts
megawatts
noun
plural of megawatt
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
newsagent
newsagent
noun
A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.
The proprietor of such a business.
nonsawing
nonsawing
adj
That does not operate a saw.
overwages
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
saberwing
saberwing
noun
Alternative form of sabrewing
sallowing
sallowing
verb
present participle of sallow
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
scalawags
scalawags
noun
plural of scalawag
scalewing
scallawag
scallawag
noun
Alternative spelling of scalawag
scallywag
scallywag
noun
(derogatory, dated, chiefly UK) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard
(informal, chiefly UK) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal
scrawling
scrawling
noun
Something scrawled.
verb
present participle of scrawl
sebewaing
sedgewake
seesawing
seesawing
noun
A rising and falling, like that of a seesaw.
verb
present participle of seesaw
sewerages
sewerages
noun
plural of sewerage
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
siwashing
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
squawking
squawking
noun
squawk, the sound of a squawk
verb
present participle of squawk
stagewise
stagewise
adj
In stages; one stage at a time.
sugartown
swaddling
swaddling
noun
Clothing of this kind.
The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
verb
present participle of swaddle
swagbelly
swagbelly
noun
(medicine) A distended abdomen, especially caused by a tumour or enlarged organ; a physconia.
A prominent, overhanging belly.
Hence, a person with such a belly.
swaggered
swaggered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swagger
swaggerer
swaggerer
noun
One who swaggers.
swalingly
swayingly
swayingly
adv
In a swaying way; unsteadily.
swingable
swingable
adj
Capable of being swung, or made to swing.
swingably
swingback
swingboat
swingboat
noun
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.
tightwads
tightwads
noun
plural of tightwad
twangiest
twangiest
adj
superlative form of twangy: most twangy
twanglers
twanglers
noun
plural of twangler
unswaying
unswaying
adj
Not swaying.
unwasting
unwasting
adj
That does not waste away; lasting.
waggeries
waggeries
noun
plural of waggery
waggishly
waggishly
adv
In a waggish manner.
waggoners
waggoners
noun
plural of waggoner
wagnerism
wagnerism
Proper noun
The philosophical ideals put forward by
An attachment, sometimes fanatical, to the music of Wagner.
The use of the a form of labour union legislation.
wagnerist
wagonages
wagonages
noun
plural of wagonage
wagonless
wagonless
adj
Without a wagon or wagons.
waistings
waistings
noun
plural of waisting
waitsburg
wakenings
wakenings
noun
plural of wakening
wallsburg
walpurgis
wannigans
wannigans
noun
plural of wannigan
warragals
warragals
noun
plural of warragal
warrigals
warrigals
noun
plural of warrigal
warstling
washougal
wastingly
wastingly
adv
In a way that causes wastage; wastefully.
watchdogs
watchdogs
noun
plural of watchdog
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watchdog
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
waterages
waterages
noun
plural of waterage
waterdogs
waterdogs
noun
plural of waterdog
waterings
waterings
noun
plural of watering
waterlogs
waterlogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterlog
wattsburg
wawarsing
waygoings
waygoings
noun
plural of waygoing
wayzgoose
wayzgoose
noun
a holiday or party for the benefit of printers, traditionally held in August