(computing, dated) A word wrap feature that restores a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
A portion of something that is wrapped backward.
verb
(computing, dated) To restore a word to the preceding line when space is made for it by deletion.
To wrap around the back of something.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
blowlamp
blowlamp
noun
A burner that burns a fuel in air to produce a hot flame; a blowtorch
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
campward
campward
adv
Toward a camp, campwards
campwood
capetown
capeweed
capeweed
noun
The plant Arctotheca calendula
capewise
capewise
adv
In the manner of a cape.
capework
capework
noun
The use of a cape, in bullfighting, to distract the bull
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
catspaws
catspaws
noun
plural of catspaw
cawnpore
chingpaw
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
downplay
downplay
verb
(transitive) To de-emphasize; to present or portray as less important or consequential.
downwarp
downwarp
noun
(geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drawstop
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
gangplow
gapeworm
gapeworm
noun
A parasitic nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that infects the tracheas of some birds and causes the disease gapes.
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
gnapweed
harpwise
impawned
impawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impawn
kapowsin
kapwepwe
kelpware
kelpware
noun
kelp
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
lampwick
lapwings
lapwings
noun
plural of lapwing
lawproof
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
moldwarp
molewarp
mopehawk
mopehawk
noun
Alternative form of morepork (“the bird”)
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
overwrap
overwrap
noun
A secondary wrapper covering an item.
verb
(transitive) To wrap in a secondary wrapper.
To provide with too many wrappings.
To wrap such that the wrapping goes beyond the edge.
paawkier
packwall
packware
packware
noun
Goods carried in a pack, especially those for sale by a peddler.
packwood
packwood
Proper noun
A ghost town in California.
A city in Iowa.
pairwise
pairwise
adj
Occurring in pairs; two at a time.
adv
In or by pairs.
paleways
paleways
adv
Palewise.
palewise
palewise
adv
(heraldry, archaic) In the manner of pales, divided by perpendicular lines.
pallwise
pallwise
adv
In the manner of a pall.
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
palmwood
palmwood
noun
The wood of the coconut palm.
panchway
panchway
noun
(India, now historical) A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat.
pandowdy
pandowdy
noun
(US) A pudding of spiced, sliced apples (or other fruit), sugar and butter, baked with a crumble topping in a deep dish.
parawing
parawing
noun
Synonym of Rogallo wing
parkward
parkward
adv
(rare) Towards a park.
parkways
parkways
noun
plural of parkway
password
password
noun
(computing, cryptography) A string of characters used to log in to a computer or network, to access a level in a video game, and so on; archetypally a word but nowadays often an alphanumeric string or a phrase.
(military, security) A word relayed to a person to gain admittance to a place or to gain access to information.
verb
(computing, transitive) To protect with a password.
pathways
pathways
noun
plural of pathway
pawhuska
pawhuska
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
pawnable
pawnable
adj
Suitable for being pawned.
pawnages
pawnages
noun
plural of pawnage
pawnshop
pawnshop
noun
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
paxwaxes
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
peakward
peakward
adv
Toward a peak.
pearwood
pearwood
noun
The wood of the pear tree.
peatweed
peatwood
penwoman
penwoman
noun
A female writer.
peshawar
peshawar
Proper noun
The capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, situated near Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
pewaukee
phulwara
pickaway
picowatt
picowatt
noun
One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.
piewoman
piewoman
noun
A woman who sells pies.
pinwales
pinwales
noun
plural of pinwale
plaistow
plateway
plateway
noun
An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
playdown
playdown
noun
(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.
playstow
playstow
noun
(UK dialectal) A place for play; playground.
playward
playwear
playwear
noun
Clothes designed for children to wear while playing.
playwork
playwork
noun
(UK) A branch of childcare involving the supervision and development of play.
A role.
Work that is very easy or enjoyable.
plowable
plowable
adj
(American spelling) That can be plowed.
plowback
plowgang
plowgate
plowgate
noun
Alternative form of ploughgate
plowhead
plowhead
noun
Alternative form of ploughhead
plowland
plowland
noun
Alternative spelling of ploughland
plowtail
plowtail
noun
Alternative form of ploughtail
poleward
poleward
adj
Towards a (north or south) pole
adv
Towards a pole of a planet
postward
postward
adv
Toward the winning post in a race.
powhatan
powhatan
Noun
A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
Proper noun
Their eastern Algonquian language.
An unincorporated community in Virginia, USA
prawners
prawners
noun
plural of prawner
prawning
prawning
verb
present participle of prawn
preallow
predawns
predawns
noun
plural of predawn
predrawn
prewarms
prewarms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewarm
prewarns
prewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewarn
prewraps
prewraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewrap
proaward
przywara
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
rawlplug
ropewalk
ropewalk
noun
A long straight narrow lane, or a covered pathway, where long strands of material were laid before being twisted into rope.
A place where rope is made, a rope factory.
Any narrow walkway that has rope handrails.
ropeways
ropeways
noun
plural of ropeway
sapowith
sapwoods
sapwoods
noun
plural of sapwood
sharpsaw
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
shipways
shipways
noun
plural of shipway
shopwear
shopwear
noun
The condition of being shopworn; minor damage through being stored and handled in a retail outlet.
shwanpan
slipware
slipware
noun
A type of pottery identified by its primary decorating process where slip is placed onto the dry surface by dipping, painting or splashing.
slipways
slipways
noun
plural of slipway
snapweed
snapweed
noun
(botany) Certain species of Impatiens.
Cardamine spp. (bittercress, shotweed)
snapwood
snapwort
snowcaps
snowcaps
noun
plural of snowcap
snowpack
snowpack
noun
An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
soapweed
soapweed
noun
The plant Yucca elata.
soapwood
soapwood
noun
Dodonaea viscosa, a flowering plant in the soapberry family.
soapwort
soapwort
noun
Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
southpaw
southpaw
noun
(baseball) A left-handed pitcher.
(informal, idiomatic) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left
spaewife
spaewife
noun
female fortuneteller
spaework
spanaway
spanghew
spanghew
verb
(transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads) To strike and cause to fly in the air.
‘to inflate a frog and bowl it across the surface of a pond’
spanworm
spanworm
noun
A measuring worm or inchworm (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)
sparhawk
sparhawk
noun
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of sparrow hawk
sparrows
sparrows
noun
plural of sparrow
sparrowy
spavinaw
spawling
spawling
noun
That which is spawled, or spat out.
spawners
spawners
noun
plural of spawner
spawning
spawning
noun
The process by which something spawns.
verb
present participle of spawn
speedway
speedway
noun
(chiefly US) A road for high speed traffic; an expressway.
(uncountable) A form of bicycle racing on flat (non-banked) oval dirt tracks.
(uncountable) A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears.
A positive-camber banked oval racing circuit, designed for high speed cornering, racing anywhere on the length of the track.
A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
A size of paved banked oval racetrack, smaller than superspeedways, but larger than a mile.
spillway
spillway
noun
A path designed to take away overflow safely.
splitsaw
sprawled
sprawled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprawl
sprawler
sprawler
noun
Someone or something which sprawls; agent noun of sprawl
spunware
stewpans
stewpans
noun
plural of stewpan
swampers
swampers
noun
plural of swamper
swamphen
swamphen
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae.
swampier
swampier
adj
comparative form of swampy: more swampy
swampine
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
swampish
swampish
adj
swampy
swankpot
swankpot
noun
(slang, derogatory) A show-off.
swanpans
swanpans
noun
plural of swanpan
swappers
swappers
noun
plural of swapper
swapping
swapping
adj
(archaic) large; whopping
noun
The act by which something is swapped; an exchange.
verb
present participle of swap
sweepage
sweepage
noun
(UK, dialect) The crop of hay obtained from a meadow.
Detritus that is swept up with a broom or similar implement.
The act of sweeping or flowing.
The circuit of an oscilloscope used to track the time dimension.
The matter that has been moved by a current.
The movement of matter by a current.
The process by which gases passing beneath the electrodes of an electrostatic precipitator pick up dust from the hoppers, removing it from the precipitator exit.
The state when a sweepboat is moving faster than the current of the water.