(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
beggingwise
bellowsmaking
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
bewigs
bewigs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewig
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bigwiggedness
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
boswellizing
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightwaters
browningesque
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
carriageways
carriageways
noun
plural of carriageway
causewaying
causewaying
verb
present participle of causeway
ceilingwards
ceilingwards
adv
Towards the ceiling.
closewing
cogswellia
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
degreewise
diagonalwise
diagonalwise
adj
In a diagonal fashion.
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disboweling
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
disendowing
disendowing
verb
present participle of disendow
disentwining
disentwining
verb
present participle of disentwine
disperiwig
diswarrening
diswarrening
verb
present participle of diswarren
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
drawlingness
drawlingness
noun
A drawling quality of the voice.
dwellings
dwellings
noun
plural of dwelling
earwigginess
earwigs
earwigs
noun
plural of earwig
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of earwig
edgewise
edgewise
adv
As if by an edge.
Edgeways.
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
englishtown
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
escrowing
escrowing
verb
present participle of escrow
evilwishing
fawningness
fawningness
noun
Tendency to fawn; obsequious behaviour.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
fingerwise
fingerwise
adv
In the manner of fingers from a hand; spreading out in several narrow parts.
flowingness
flowingness
noun
A tendency to flow; fluency.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewings
forewings
noun
plural of forewing
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
freewheelingness
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gainestown
gardenwise
gardenwise
adv
In the manner of a garden.
garlandwise
garlandwise
adv
In an arrangement resembling a garland.
gatewise
gatewise
adv
Arranged to resemble a gate.
gawkies
gawkies
noun
plural of gawky
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gawsie
geistown
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gershwin
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
gibbetwise
gieaways
gillyflowers
gillyflowers
noun
plural of gillyflower
gipsyweed
gipsyweed
noun
Alternative form of gypsyweed
giveaways
giveaways
noun
plural of giveaway
glaswegian
glaswegian
Adjective
Of or relating to Glasgow in Scotland.
Noun
A native or resident of Glasgow.
glowflies
goodwilies
goodwillies
goodwillies
noun
plural of goodwilly
goodwives
goodwives
noun
plural of goodwife
goosewing
goosewing
noun
(nautical) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.
goosewinged
goosewinged
adj
(nautical) Having a goosewing; said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other.
granitewares
granitewares
noun
plural of graniteware
grapewise
grapewise
adv
In terms of grapes.
In the manner of a grape or grapes.
gratewise
gratewise
adv
In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.
grocerwise
grosswardein
groupwise
groupwise
adj
As a group
growingupness
growleries
growleries
noun
plural of growlery
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
growliness
growliness
noun
The state or quality of being growly.
growlinesses
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
guestwise
guestwise
adv
(obsolete) As a guest.
gutterwise
gutwise
gypsywise
handsewing
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
headlongwise
heavyweights
heavyweights
noun
plural of heavyweight
hedgewise
hedgewise
adv
In the manner of a hedge.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hingeways
horsedrawing
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
houghsinew
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.