simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of buckwheat.
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
carriwitchet
carriwitchet
noun
(rare) An absurd question; a quibble; a conundrum; a pun; a piece of jocularity or facetiousness.
cartwheel
cartwheel
noun
(US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.
A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
The literal wheel of a cart.
verb
To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.
To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cartwheeler
cartwheeler
noun
One who performs a cartwheel (gymnastic spinning manoeuvre).
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
carwitchet
catchwater
catchwater
noun
A device which captures surface runoff for use as a water supply.
catchweed
catchweed
noun
A plant, cleavers.
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
cathedralwise
catherwood
changewater
charlestown
charlesworth
charlottetown
charlottetown
Proper noun
Provincial capital of Prince Edward Island (Canada).
chasteweed
cheektowaga
chemawinite
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
clamehewit
clockwatcher
clockwatcher
noun
Alternative form of clock-watcher
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
counterthwarting
counterwarmth
cowcatcher
cowcatcher
noun
(radio, advertising) An advertisement at the start of a programme.
(rail transport, principally US) The V-shaped device on the front of a locomotive (or other large vehicle) shaped so as to push objects on the tracks out of the way, to prevent major damage to the train.
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowheart
cowhearted
cowhearted
Adjective
cowardly
cowwheat
cowwheat
noun
Alternative spelling of cow-wheat
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crowheart
deathwatch
deathwatch
noun
A deathwatch beetle.
A vigil beside a dying person
One who guards a condemned person before execution.
deathwatches
deathwatches
noun
plural of deathwatch
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
duckwheat
eichwaldite
feuchtwanger
flowcharted
forehatchway
hackettstown
hawcuaite
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
hectowatt
hectowatt
noun
A unit of power equal to 100 watts.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
mechanicstown
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
oswegatchie
outwatched
outwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwatch
outwatches
outwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwatch
overthwartarchaic
overwatch
overwatch
noun
(military) The supervision of one unit or vehicle by another while the supervised unit is firing or moving.
verb
(transitive) To watch excessively.
(transitive) To watch over.
(transitive, obsolete) To overcome with long lack of rest.
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
overwatcher
overwatcher
noun
One who watches over; a supervisor.
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
peachwort
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.
schaefferstown
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
starchflower
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
swatchel
swatchel
noun
(dated) swazzle
swatcher
swatches
swatches
noun
plural of swatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swatch
switchable
switchable
adj
capable of being switched
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
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
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
tableclothwise
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thenceward
thwacked
thwacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thwack
thwacker
thwacker
noun
A club, rod, stick, etc., used to thwack.
A person who strikes a resounding blow with an object.
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
thwackstave
trencherwoman
trenchward
twatchel
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
underwatch
underwatcher
unthwacked
unwatchable
unwatchable
adj
That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
unwatched
unwatched
adj
Not watched; unsupervised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwatch
unwatchfulness
unwatchfulness
noun
The quality of being unwatchful.
wachtel
wachter
wachuset
waechter
waistcoathole
watchable
watchable
adj
That can be watched.
That is worth watching; interesting or thrilling to watch
noun
Something to be watched, or worth watching.
watchcase
watchcase
noun
The casing that holds the mechanism of a watch.
watchcries
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watched
watched
adj
Wearing a watch.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watch
watcher
watcher
noun
(US politics) A political representative aligned with a candidate sent to observe elections to report on irregularities. A scrutineer.
(chiefly as the final element in compounds) Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit.
(chiefly historical, Judaism, Christianity) A kind of angel appointed to watch over the human realm, in particular one of those who became fallen angels and begot the Nephilim.
A guard.
Someone who keeps vigil.
watchers
watchers
noun
plural of watcher
watches
watches
noun
The leaves of Sarracenia flava.
plural of watch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of watch
watchet
watchet
adj
(obsolete) Of the color watchet.
noun
(obsolete) A light blue color
(obsolete) Cloth or clothes of this color.
watcheye
watcheyes
watchfire
watchfire
noun
A fire maintained during the night by people keeping watch.
watchfree
watchfulness
watchfulness
noun
The state or quality of being watchful; alertness, vigilance or wakefulness.
watchfulnesses
watchfulnesses
noun
plural of watchfulness
watchhouse
watchhouse
noun
A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchless
watchless
adj
(not comparable) Without a watch (timepiece).
Not vigilant; failing to keep watch.
watchlessness
watchlessness
noun
Lack of vigilance; failure to keep watch.
watchmake
watchmaker
watchmaker
noun
A person who repairs (and originally made) watches.
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchmate
watchmate
noun
A companion during a watch.
watchmen
watchmen
noun
plural of watchman
watchment
watchtower
watchtower
noun
An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.
watchtowers
watchtowers
noun
plural of watchtower
watchwise
watchwomen
watchwomen
noun
plural of watchwoman
waterchat
wattenscheid
wauchted
wauchted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of waucht
weathercast
weathercast
noun
(meteorology) A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television.
weathercasts
weathercasts
noun
plural of weathercast
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.