simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
seaworthier
seaworthier
adj
comparative form of seaworthy: more seaworthy
shacklewise
shadowiness
shadowiness
noun
The state or property of being shadowy.
shadowishly
shadowishly
adv
In a shadowish manner.
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shingletown
shinglewise
shinglewise
adv
Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.
shinglewood
shipshewana
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrights
shipwrights
noun
plural of shipwright
shirtwaists
shirtwaists
noun
plural of shirtwaist
shittimwood
shittimwood
noun
The wood of the shittim.
shopwindows
shopwindows
noun
plural of shopwindow
shortwaving
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
showeriness
showeriness
noun
The state or condition of being showery.
showinesses
showinesses
noun
plural of showiness
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
showmanship
showmanship
noun
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
shutterwise
shutterwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling window shutters.
shuttlewise
shuttlewise
adv
Back and forth, like a shuttle.
sidewheeler
sidewheeler
noun
(nautical) A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side
sightworthy
sightworthy
adj
Worth seeing, or visiting in order to see.
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
snowshoeing
snowshoeing
noun
The act or sport of travelling on snowshoes.
verb
present participle of snowshoe
somewhither
somewhither
adv
(archaic, literary) To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere
squawfishes
squawfishes
noun
plural of squawfish
stagewright
stagewright
noun
A playwright.
stealthwise
stealthwise
adv
stealthily
stewardship
stewardship
noun
Foresters believe in stewardship of the land.
The act of caring for or improving with time.
The rank or office of a steward.
stitchwhile
stitchworts
stitchworts
noun
plural of stitchwort
stockwright
straightway
straightway
adv
(dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately).
(nonstandard) Directly.
swarthiness
swarthiness
noun
The property of being swarthy.
sweatshirts
sweatshirts
noun
plural of sweatshirt
swellfishes
swellfishes
noun
plural of swellfish
swinishness
swinishness
noun
The quality of being swinish.
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
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
swordfishes
swordfishes
noun
plural of swordfish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swordfish
theaterwise
therewhiles
therewhilst
therewhilst
adv
(obsolete) Therewhile.
therewithal
therewithal
adv
in addition; besides; with all this/that
therewithin
therewithin
adv
(archaic) Within that.
thimbleweed
thimbleweed
noun
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone virginiana
Rudbeckia laciniata
thirtytwomo
thirtytwomo
noun
Alternative form of thirty-twomo
thistledown
thistledown
noun
The soft, feathery pappus attached to the seeds of a thistle.
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
thitherward
thitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward that place.
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
thwartships
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
townishness
townishness
noun
The quality of being townish.
triumphwise
twelfthtide
twelfthtide
Proper noun
The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself.
twentiethly
twentiethly
adv
In the twentieth place; twentieth in a row.
twinighters
twitcheling
twitchiness
twitchiness
noun
The state of being nervous and unsettled; edginess.
The state of being twitchy, physical restlessness.
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
unhallowing
unhallowing
verb
present participle of unhallow
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unshowering
unshowiness
unshowiness
noun
The quality of being unshowy.
unthwarting
untwitching
unwarnished
unweighable
unweighable
adj
That cannot be weighed.
unweighting
unweighting
verb
present participle of unweight
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwhiningly
unwhiskered
unwhiskered
adj
Without whiskers.
unwhispered
unwhispered
adj
Not whispered.
unwishfully
unwishfully
adv
(rare) In an unwishful manner; without wishing.
unwithdrawn
unwithdrawn
adj
Not withdrawn.
unwithering
unwithering
adj
Not withering; staying fresh and whole.
unwithstood
unwithstood
adj
Unopposed, not resisted.
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
unworthiest
unworthiest
adj
superlative form of unworthy: most unworthy
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
versewright
versewright
noun
A poet.
viewerships
viewerships
noun
plural of viewership
waggishness
waggishness
noun
Waggish behaviour.
waggonsmith
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
waistcloths
waistcloths
noun
plural of waistcloth
wallowishly
wardenships
wardenships
noun
plural of wardenship
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
warriorhood
warriorhood
noun
The state of being a warrior.
warriorship
washability
washability
noun
The property of being washable.
washaterias
washaterias
noun
plural of washateria
washeterias
washeterias
noun
plural of washeteria
washinesses
washinesses
noun
plural of washiness
waspishness
waspishness
noun
the quality of being waspish
wastethrift
wastethrift
noun
(obsolete) A spendthrift.
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
waywodeship
waywodeship
noun
The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.
weakishness
weakishness
noun
The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness.
wealthiness
wealthiness
noun
wealth; the possession of riches
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
wearishness
wearishness
noun
Insipidity.
weatherfish
weatherfish
noun
A loach of the genus Misgurnus
especially, Misgurnus fossilis
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weatherized
weatherized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weatherize
weatherizes
weatherizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherize
weathersick
weatherwise
weatherwise
adv
Alternative form of weather-wise
weighbridge
weighbridge
noun
(UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
weighership
weighership
noun
The role or status of a weigher.
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weightiness
weightiness
noun
The quality of being weighty.
weisbachite
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
welwitschia
welwitschia
noun
Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.
werchowinci
werewolfish
werewolfish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
wettishness
wewahitchka
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
wheelchairs
wheelchairs
noun
plural of wheelchair
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
wheelwright
wheelwright
noun
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
wherewithal
wherewithal
adv
(archaic) By means of which.
(archaic) In what way; how.
noun
The ability and means required to accomplish some task.
wheyishness
wheyishness
noun
The quality of being wheyish.
whichsoever
whichsoever
det
Emphatic form of whichever.
whiffenpoof
whiffenpoof
noun
A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.