Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bellowsmaking
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bowmansville
businesswoman
businesswoman
noun
A woman involved in business.
charmwise
churchwardenism
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
diamondwise
diamondwise
adj
Oriented like a diamond.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disavowment
disavowment
noun
disavowal
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
dreamwise
dumbwaiters
dumbwaiters
noun
plural of dumbwaiter
edwardeanism
edwardianism
edwardsianism
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
halmawise
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
inswathement
jasminewood
lawrenciums
lawyerism
lawyerism
noun
(countable) An utterance characteristic of a lawyer; legal jargon.
The attitudes or practices of lawyers.
lewisham
lewisham
Proper noun
a town in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
limewash
limewash
noun
A mixture of slaked lime in water.
verb
(transitive) To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).
lowmansville
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
mainswear
mainswear
verb
(UK dialectal, Northern England, transitive) Alternative form of manswear
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
malinowskite
manifoldwise
manwise
manwise
adv
(not comparable) In terms of a man.
In a way befitting a man.
manywise
manywise
adv
In many different ways; variously.
mapwise
mapwise
adv
In terms of a map.
In the manner of a map.
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mawsie
meanwhiles
meanwhiles
noun
plural of meanwhile
measuringworm
mechanicstown
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
micawberish
micawberism
micawberism
Noun
optimism in the face of financial adversity
micawbers
micawbers
noun
plural of micawber
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
microwaves
microwaves
noun
plural of microwave
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of microwave
middlewards
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
midwestward
midwestward
adv
Toward the Midwest.
miltwaste
miltwaste
noun
A small European fern (Asplenium ceterach) formerly used in medicine.
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misallowance
misallowance
noun
A bad or wrong allowance; something allotted in error.
misanswer
misanswer
noun
a bad, wrong, or incorrect answer
verb
(transitive) to answer badly, wrongly, or incorrectly
(transitive, archaic) to answer scornfully or abusively
misawarded
misawarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misaward
misbestowal
misbestowal
noun
The act of misbestowing.
misreward
miswandered
miswandered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miswander
mortalwise
newfangledism
newmanise
newmanised
newmanising
newmanism
newsmagazine
newsmagazine
noun
(broadcasting) A news show presenting feature-length stories on current events, rather than immediate reports.
A magazine that specializes in delivering news.
newsmagazines
newsmagazines
noun
plural of newsmagazine
newtonianism
newtonianism
Noun
The physics of Newtonian mechanics.
olympianwise
osawatomie
overswarming
overswarming
verb
present participle of overswarm
palmwise
palmwise
adv
With the palm (of the hand) foremost.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
piecemealwise
plainswomen
plainswomen
noun
plural of plainswoman
pyramidwise
pyramidwise
adj
In the form of a pyramid.
randomwise
randomwise
adj
(rare) random
adv
(rare) randomly
sawmiller
sawmiller
noun
The operator of a sawmill.
sawtimber
sawtimber
noun
Wood cut from trees that is suitable for processing as sawlogs.
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
screwmatics
screwmatics
noun
(Britain, colloquial, dated) Rheumatism.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
semidwarves
semiraw
semiraw
adj
Partly raw; not yet fully processed.
semirawly
semirawness
semiwaking
semiwarfare
servicewoman
servicewoman
noun
A woman who serves in the armed forces.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
swadeshism
swadeshism
noun
(India) Synonym of swadeshi
swainmote
swainmote
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A court held before the verderers of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, three times a year, the swains or freeholders of the forest composing the jury.
swamies
swamies
noun
plural of swamy
swampberries
swampier
swampier
adj
comparative form of swampy: more swampy
swampiest
swampiest
adj
superlative form of swampy: most swampy
swampine
swampiness
swampiness
noun
The quality of being swampy.
swampinesses
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
swampside
swampside
noun
The land lying alongside a swamp.
swanimote
swanimote
noun
Alternative form of swainmote
swarmingness
sweamish
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swimmable
swimmable
adj
(of a body of water) Able to be swum in or across
swimwear
swimwear
noun
Items of clothing appropriate for swimming
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
tandemwise
tandemwise
adj
Arranged in tandem (one behind the other).
teamwise
teamwise
adv
With regard to a team.
tradesmanwise
tribeswoman
tribeswoman
noun
A female member of a tribe.
umbrellawise
umbrellawise
adv
In the manner of an expanding umbrella; spreading out radially.
unblameworthiness
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unwearisome
unwearisome
adj
Not wearisome.
unwearisomeness
unwearisomeness
noun
Quality of being unwearisome.
unwhimsicalness
unwomanliness
unwomanliness
noun
The state or condition of being unwomanly.
wagnerianism
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.
wailsome
wailsome
adj
Characterised or marked by wailing
waitsmen
waldensianism
waldmeister
waldmeister
noun
A herb used (particularly in Germany and central Europe) for flavouring wines and liqueurs, Galium odoratum.
wambliest
wambliness
wambliness
noun
The quality or state of being wambly.
wampished
wampished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wampish
wampishes
wampishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wampish
wampsville
warminster
warminster
Proper noun
a town in Wiltshire, England.
wartimes
wartimes
noun
plural of wartime
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.