A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
ahgwahching
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
angwich
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
antitwilight
antitwilight
noun
Synonym of antitwilight arch (“atmospheric phenomenon”)
antiwhaling
antiwhaling
adj
Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
archmugwump
archwag
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
asahigawa
aswough
aweigh
aweigh
adj
Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; said of the anchor.
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.
bagwash
bagwash
noun
(historical) A type of laundry in which the washing was returned to the customer in a bag, undried and unpressed.
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(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
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
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
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brightwaters
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
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
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
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.
caughnawaga
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
changchiakow
changchow
changchowfu
changewater
chawing
chawing
verb
present participle of chaw, i.e. nonstandard variant of chewing.
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
cheektowaga
chingpaw
chinwag
chinwag
noun
(Britain, Ireland, informal) An informal conversation, usually about everyday matters; a chat, a gossip.
verb
(British, Ireland, informal) To chat, to gossip.
chinwagging
chinwagging
verb
present participle of chinwag
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
coachwright
counterthwarting
cowhage
cowhages
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
dawnlight
dawnlight
noun
The light of dawn.
deadweight
deadweight
noun
Alternative spelling of dead weight
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
dishwashings
dishwashings
noun
plural of dishwashing
diswashing
dogwatch
dogwatch
noun
(by extension) A night shift, or other very late or early period of duty.
(nautical) A very brief period of naval service.
(nautical) Aboard a ship, either of the two short two-hour watches that take place between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhanging
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
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
feuchtwanger
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
gabrilowitsch
gahrwali
galsworthy
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gatewright
gawish
gawkhammer
gawkihood
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gearwheel
gearwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of gear wheel
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
ghatwal
ghatwal
noun
(India, historical) The feudal chief of a jagir in certain districts, responsible for maintaining law and order with the aid of a military force.
ghatwazi
ghawazee
ghawazee
noun
A type of female dancer popular in Egypt in the 19th century, who danced in a style similar to the belly dance.
ghawazi
ghawazi
Noun
A group of Egyptian dancing girls of the Nawari people, whose suggestive dancing was seen as improper.
glenshaw
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
goshawful
goshawful
adj
Euphemistic form of god-awful.
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
graywether
graywether
noun
Alternative form of greywether
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
gruhenwald
gunwhale
hagarstown
hagdown
hagdown
noun
Alternative form of hagdon
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hagweed
hagworm
hagworm
noun
(UK, dialectal) A blindworm.
(UK, dialectal) A common snake (as an adder or a viper).
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
hallowing
hallowing
noun
The act by which something is hallowed.
verb
present participle of hallow
handsewing
handwaving
handwaving
adj
(not comparable) Waving the hands.
Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
noun
(chiefly figuratively) Alternative spelling of hand waving (“empty gesturing”)
verb
present participle of handwave
handweaving
handweaving
noun
the manufacture of handwoven goods
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hangchow
hangwoman
hangwoman
noun
A woman who carries out executions by hanging.
hangworm
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpwaytuning
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.