(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bartholomewtide
bassenthwaite
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
braithwaite
brathwaite
breadthwise
breadthwise
adj
directed across the breadth of an object or place.
adv
Across the breadth of an object or place.
bretwaldaship
brightwaters
buckwheatlike
buckwheatlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic 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.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
carwitchet
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
chemawinite
clamehewit
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
counterthwarting
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
deadweight
deadweight
noun
Alternative spelling of dead weight
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
dearworthily
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
dishwater
dishwater
noun
(by extension) Anything dull and lacking interest or flavour.
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in.
dishwaters
dishwaters
noun
plural of dishwater
dishwatery
dishwatery
adj
Resembling dishwater.
ditchwater
ditchwater
noun
The stagnant water that collects in a ditch.
ehrwaldite
eichwaldite
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
fairweather
fairweather
adj
Alternative spelling of fair-weather
faithwise
faithwise
adv
In terms of religious faith.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
gatewright
gentlewomanish
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
hallowtide
hallowtide
Noun
Hallowmas
hamewith
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
hawaiite
hawaiite
noun
(geology) An olivine basalt intermediate between alkali olivine and mugearite.
(mineralogy) A gem variety of olivine peridot.
hawcuaite
hawcubite
hawcubite
Noun
A member of a street gang in London, England, circa 1700.
A ruffian or bully.
headwaiter
headwaiter
noun
A waiter who has a supervisory position over the other wait staff; chief waiter.
headwaiters
headwaiters
noun
plural of headwaiter
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
heartwise
heartwounding
heavyweight
heavyweight
adj
Being a leader in one's field.
Being relatively heavy.
Important or impressive.
Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
noun
(uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
(uncountable, by extension) A similar division and contestant in other sports.
A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
heavyweights
heavyweights
noun
plural of heavyweight
herewithal
herewithal
adv
(obsolete) herewith
noun
(nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of wherewithal
hithertoward
hitherward
hitherward
adv
(archaic) Toward this place
hitherwards
hitherwards
adv
(archaic) Towards this place.
howardite
howardite
noun
(geology) An achondritic stony meteorite.
inswathe
inswathe
verb
Archaic spelling of enswathe.
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathement
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe
interwreathe
interwreathe
verb
To weave into a wreath; to intertwine.
interwreathed
interwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe
interwreathing
interwreathing
verb
present participle of interwreathe
inwreathe
inwreathe
verb
(transitive, obsolete, poetic) To surround or encompass as with a wreath.
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
iwearth
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
kweihwating
ladylintywhite
latewhile
latewhiles
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lootiewallah
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
matthiew
mechanicstown
metahewettite
metahewettite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic red mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
neowashingtonia
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
nightwake
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
oswegatchie
overthwartarchaic
overthwartwise
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praiseworthy
praiseworthy
adj
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
rewithdraw
rewithdraw
verb
(transitive) To withdraw again.
rewithdrawal
rewithdrawal
noun
The act of withdrawing again.
roadworthiness
roadworthiness
noun
The property of being roadworthy.
satterthwaite
seaworthier
seaworthier
adj
comparative form of seaworthy: more seaworthy
seaworthiest
seaworthiest
adj
superlative form of seaworthy: most seaworthy
seaworthiness
seaworthiness
noun
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
shadowiest
shadowiest
adj
superlative form of shadowy: most shadowy
shatterwit
shirtwaister
shirtwaister
noun
A woman's dress having a bodice in the style of a shirt, with buttons down the front.