(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
racewalkings
reacknowledging
reacknowledging
verb
present participle of reacknowledge
scalarwise
scalarwise
adv
(mathematics) In scalar terms.
scalewing
scalewise
scalewise
adv
In terms of scale (size, musical measure, etc.).
scallopwise
scallopwise
adv
In a scalloped arrangement.
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
schoolfellowship
schoolfellowship
noun
The condition of being schoolfellows.
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scrawlier
scrawlier
adv
comparative form of scrawly: more scrawly
scrawliest
scrawliest
adj
superlative form of scrawly: most scrawly
scrawliness
scrawliness
noun
The quality of being scrawly.
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
screwpile
screwpile
noun
Alternative form of screw pile
scrollwise
scrollwise
adv
In the manner of a scroll.
sedgewickville
sewickley
shacklewise
sickleweed
sickleweed
noun
An herb of the carrot family, Falcaria vulgaris.
sicklewise
sicklewise
adv
In the manner of a sickle.
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
slackwitted
slackwittedness
sleswick
sluiceway
sluiceway
noun
a man-made channel designed to redirect excess water
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
stitchwhile
suicidalwise
surplicewise
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
sweelinck
swelchie
swelchie
noun
(rare, obsolete) A whirlpool.
swelinck
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
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.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
switchel
switchel
noun
(US) A beverage of water and vinegar, often seasoned with ginger and sweetened with molasses, honey, or similar.
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
tableclothwise
tickleweed
twitchel
twitchel
noun
(Midlands) A narrow alleyway between houses; a ginnel.
twitcheling
unacknowledging
unacknowledging
adj
Failing to acknowledge.
verb
present participle of unacknowledge
unbewitchingly
unwelcoming
unwelcoming
adj
Lacking in hospitality, accessibility and cordiality.
unwhimsicalness
unwickedly
vowinckel
waistcoathole
waistcoatless
waistcoatless
Adjective
Without a waistcoat.
walepiece
wallpiece
wallpiece
noun
Alternative form of wall piece
watercoloring
watercoloring
noun
The practice of painting in watercolors.
watercolorist
watercolorist
noun
(art) A painter who paints watercolors
watercolourist
watercolourist
noun
An artist who paints watercolours.
wavicle
wavicle
noun
(quantum mechanics) A wave-particle; an entity which simultaneously has the properties of a wave and a particle.
weichsel
weichselwood
weichselwood
noun
The wood of the sour cherry.
weighlock
weighlock
noun
A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.
welching
welching
verb
present participle of welch
welcoming
welcoming
adj
hospitable, accessible and cordial.
noun
An act of giving welcome.
verb
present participle of welcome
welcomingly
welcomingly
adv
In a welcoming manner.
welfaristic
welfaristic
adj
Supporting or relating to welfarism.
welfic
wellacquainted
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.
wenchlike
wenchlike
adj
Like or characteristic of a wench
wenliche
wenlockian
werecrocodile
werecrocodile
noun
(fiction) A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crocodile.
wharncliffe
wharncliffe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Wharncliffe
wheelchair
wheelchair
noun
(attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
(by extension) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a non-human animal with locomotion.
A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
wheelchairs
wheelchairs
noun
plural of wheelchair
whimsicalities
whimsicalities
noun
plural of whimsicality
whimsicalness
whimsicalness
noun
Whimsicality.
whirlicane
whirlicote
whirlicote
noun
(obsolete) An open car or chariot.
whitechapel
whitechapel
Proper noun
A district in east London, England, traditionally a poor working-class neighbourhood.
whiteclay
wickedlike
wickedly
wickedly
adv
(US, slang) very
In a wicked manner.
wickless
wickless
adj
That does not have a wick.
wickliffe
wickliffe
Proper noun
a small town in the Rural City of Victoria, Australia.
an unincorporated community in Indiana, USA.
a small city in Kentucky, USA
a city in Ohio, USA.
a CDP in Oklahoma, USA.
an unincorporated community in Virginia, USA.
wifecarl
wilberforce
wilberforce
Proper noun
most common in Yorkshire.
William Wilberforce, English politician and abolitionist.
wilcoe
wilcweme
wildcatted
wildcatted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wildcat
wildcatter
wildcatter
noun
(US) Someone who drills for oil speculatively.
(firearms) A person who makes wildcat cartridges and the guns that use them.
A worker who participates in a wildcat strike.
wildcatters
wildcatters
noun
plural of wildcatter
willacoochee
williamsoniaceae
williche
williewaucht
winchell
winckelmann
windclothes
witchbells
witchedly
witchercully
witchleaf
witchlike
witchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a witch.
witherblench
wolcottville
wolfachite
wrenchingly
wrenchingly
adv
In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.
wycliffe
wycliffite
wycliffite
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the mediaeval English theologian John Wycliffe (mid-1320s–1384), his ideas, or his English translation of the Bible (Wyclif’s Bible).
Noun
A follower of John Wycliffe.
wyclifite
wykehamical
wyliecoat
wyliecoat
noun
(Scotland) A heavy vest that is worn to provide warmth.