(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswing
backswing
noun
(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.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
buckwashing
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
cabinetworks
candlestickward
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
chadwicks
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
chickasaw
chickasaws
clawsick
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jinrickshaw
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lukaszewicz
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pickwickianism
racewalkings
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
schweizerkase
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shacklewise
slackwitted
slackwittedness
sneckdrawing
snickdraw
snickdrawing
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
stickjaw
stickjaw
noun
Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.
stickwater
stickwater
noun
A solution of proteins and other bio-nutrients obtained as a coproduct in the processing of animal by-products; typically produced at a slaughterhouse, or at rendering facilities which processes fishmeal or meat and bone meal. Stickwater is furthermore processed and added to animal feeds as a source of nutrients.
subbailiwick
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swanwick
swanwick
Proper noun
A village in Hampshire, England
A village in Derbyshire, England
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swingback
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
wackiest
wackiest
adj
superlative form of wacky: most wacky
wackiness
wackiness
noun
the state of being wacky
wackinesses
wackinesses
noun
plural of wackiness
wahkiacus
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
watchmakings
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathersick
whackiest
whackiest
adj
superlative form of whacky: most whacky
whitracks
wickapes
wingbacks
wingbacks
noun
plural of wingback
wisacky
wisecrack
wisecrack
noun
A witty or sarcastic comment or quip.
verb
To make a sarcastic, flippant, or sardonic comment.
wisecracked
wisecracked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wisecrack
wisecracker
wisecracker
noun
A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.
wisecrackers
wisecrackers
noun
plural of wisecracker
wisecrackery
wisecrackery
noun
wisecracks generally
wisecracking
wisecracking
adj
Making many wisecracks.
verb
present participle of wisecrack
wisecracks
wisecracks
noun
plural of wisecrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wisecrack