(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.
archworkmaster
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
askwith
astakiwi
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
bangwaketsi
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
breakwaters
breakwaters
noun
plural of breakwater
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
cabinetworks
candlestickward
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
counterbreastwork
dawnstreak
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
fastwalk
flatworks
gateworks
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
hackettstown
haskwort
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jacksontown
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
katsuwonidae
kilowatts
kilowatts
noun
plural of kilowatt
kistiakowsky
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lutoslawski
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
malinowskite
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
masterwork
masterwork
noun
(obsolete) A main drain or irrigation channel.
(obsolete) An act of primary importance.
A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.
A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
masterworks
masterworks
noun
plural of masterwork
meatworks
meatworks
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
mucksweat
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
outwalks
outwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwalk
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
saltwork
saltwork
noun
Synonym of saltworks
saltworker
saltworker
noun
A worker in a saltworks.
saltworks
saltworks
noun
(figuratively) A job, usually considered boring drudgery.
A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.
sarawakite
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
seatwork
seatwork
noun
(US) The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime.
seatworks
slackwitted
slackwittedness
slateworks
snakewort
southwark
southwark
Proper noun
A London Borough within Greater London, to the south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
squawkiest
squawkiest
adj
superlative form of squawky: most squawky
stairwork
stairwork
noun
The construction of flights of stairs.
standelwelks
starchworks
starkweather
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.
straitwork
strapwork
strapwork
noun
(art, historical) A stylized representation of strips or bands of curling leather parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven.
strawberrylike
strawberrylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a strawberry (plant or fruit).
strawfork
strawlike
strawlike
adj
Resembling straw.
strawstack
strawstacker
strawwalker
strawwork
streakwise
streakwise
adj
In a streak or streaks.
streetwalker
streetwalker
noun
(now rare) Someone walking in the street; an average citizen.
A prostitute who looks for customers on the streets and in other public places.
streetwalkers
streetwalkers
noun
plural of streetwalker
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
superacknowledgment
swankest
swankest
adj
superlative form of swank: most swank
swankiest
swankiest
adj
superlative form of swanky: most swanky
swankpot
swankpot
noun
(slang, derogatory) A show-off.
swartback
swartback
noun
(UK, dialect) The black-backed gull (Larus marinus), or swarbie.
swastika
swastika
noun
(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of National Socialism and fascism.
(fascism, history, metonymically, uncountable) Nazi rule.
swastikaed
swastikaed
adj
Marked with a swastika.
swastikas
swastikas
noun
plural of swastika
sweepstake
sweepstake
noun
(US) A prize draw.
A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
sweepstakes
sweepstakes
noun
Synonym of sweepstake
plural of sweepstake
sweetmaker
sweetmaker
noun
A manufacturer of confectionery.
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
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
swoopstake
swoopstake
adv
All at once, without making distinctions.
noun
Alternative form of sweepstake
takedowns
takedowns
noun
plural of takedown
tankwise
tanworks
tarworks
taskwork
taskwork
noun
Work done as a task.
Work done by the job; piece work.
taskworks
taskworks
noun
plural of taskwork
teakwoods
teakwoods
noun
plural of teakwood
teamworks
thankworthiness
thankworthiness
noun
The quality or state of being thankworthy.
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
thwacks
thwacks
noun
plural of thwack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of thwack
thwackstave
tiskilwa
tomahawks
tomahawks
noun
plural of tomahawk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tomahawk
trackwalkers
trackwalkers
noun
plural of trackwalker
traskwood
traversework
twankies
tweakiest
tweakiest
adj
superlative form of tweaky: most tweaky
tweaks
tweaks
noun
plural of tweak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tweak