(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
bullwhipped
bullwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bullwhip
caperdewsie
copywriters
copywriters
noun
plural of copywriter
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
downpatrick
downplaying
downplaying
noun
The act by which something is downplayed, or made to seem less important.
verb
present participle of downplay
downpouring
downpouring
noun
The act of something being poured down.
verb
present participle of downpour
fellowships
fellowships
noun
plural of fellowship
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
harwichport
hepplewhite
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
mildewproof
mildewproof
adj
Resistant to mildew.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to mildew.
minesweeper
minesweeper
noun
(uncountable, computing, video games) A logic-based computer game in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on numerical hints.
A vehicle, device or person with the purpose of removing explosive mines (landmines or water mines).
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
overwhipped
overwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwhip
overwhisper
overworship
overworship
noun
Excessive worship.
verb
To worship excessively.
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pantywaists
pantywaists
noun
plural of pantywaist
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
passionwise
passionwort
pasturewise
patternwise
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pedricktown
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pennywinkle
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pickwickian
pickwickian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pickwickian.
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pigeonwings
pigeonwings
noun
plural of pigeonwing
pigweabbits
pilgrimwise
pillowcases
pillowcases
noun
plural of pillowcase
pillowslips
pillowslips
noun
plural of pillowslip
pinniwinkis
pinnywinkle
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
pinwrenches
pioneertown
pipsissewas
pipsissewas
noun
plural of pipsissewa
plainswoman
plainswoman
noun
The female equivalent of a plainsman.
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
plasterwise
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
plowrightia
pointswoman
poisonwoods
poisonwoods
noun
plural of poisonwood
policewoman
policewoman
noun
A female police officer.
policewomen
policewomen
noun
plural of policewoman
porriwiggle
porriwiggle
noun
(dialect) A tadpole.
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
potawatomis
powderiness
powderiness
noun
The state or characteristic of being powdery
powellville
powersville
prairieweed
prayingwise
preweighing
prewelwired
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
prewireless
prewireless
adj
Before the invention or introduction of wireless communication.
preworthily
prewrapping
prewrapping
verb
present participle of prewrap
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
prizewinner
prizewinner
noun
A person or thing that wins a prize.
prizeworthy
prizeworthy
adj
Meriting a prize.
problemwise
proteanwise
puddingwife
pyramidwise
pyramidwise
adj
In the form of a pyramid.
roupingwife
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
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
shopwindows
shopwindows
noun
plural of shopwindow
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.
sideswipers
sideswipers
noun
plural of sideswiper
sideswiping
sideswiping
verb
present participle of sideswipe
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
slipperweed
slipperwort
slipperwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
snowplowing
snowplowing
verb
present participle of snowplow
sparrowbill
sparrowbill
noun
Alternative form of sparable (“kind of nail”)
sparrowcide
sparrowcide
noun
(countable) One who kills sparrows.
The killing of sparrows.
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
sparrowtail
spiderworts
spiderworts
noun
plural of spiderwort
spindlewise
spindlewise
adv
In the manner of a spindle.
spindlewood
spindleworm
spindleworm
noun
(rare) The larva of a noctuid moth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
splinternew
sportswrite
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
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.
stirrupwise
swallowpipe
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
thwartships
triumphwise
tulipflower
typewriters
typewriters
noun
plural of typewriter
typewriting
typewriting
noun
The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter.
The material produced by a typewriter; typescript.
verb
present participle of typewrite
typewritten
typewritten
adj
written using a typewriter
verb
past participle of typewrite
unimpowered
unimpowered
adj
Not impowered
uninwrapped
unpreviewed
unpreviewed
adj
That has not been previewed.
unwhispered
unwhispered
adj
Not whispered.
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
viewerships
viewerships
noun
plural of viewership
waiilatpuan
waitpersons
wardenships
wardenships
noun
plural of wardenship
warriorship
waspinesses
waspishness
waspishness
noun
the quality of being waspish
waspnesting
waywodeship
waywodeship
noun
The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.
weaponizing
weaponizing
verb
present participle of weaponize
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weepinesses
weevilproof
weighership
weighership
noun
The role or status of a weigher.
wellsprings
wellsprings
noun
plural of wellspring
weltpolitik
weltpolitik
Proper noun
The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser of Germany beginning in 1891.
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.
whiffenpoof
whiffenpoof
noun
A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipmanship
whipmanship
noun
The skill or art of using a whip.
whipoorwill
whippertail
whippletree
whippletree
noun
a wooden crossbar for a plough or carriage, pivoted in the middle, from which traces are fastened to a draught animal.
whisperable
whisperable
adj
Able to be whispered.
whisperhood
whisperhood
noun
(rare) The state of being a whisper; the initial condition of a rumour (a mere whisper or insinuation)
whisperings
whisperings
noun
plural of whispering
whisperless
whisperless
adj
Without a whisper.
whisterpoop
whisterpoop
noun
(UK, obsolete, regional) A blow; a wherret.
whitecapper
whitecapper
noun
(US, historical) Synonym of whitecap (“type of vigilante”)
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.