(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
brightwaters
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
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
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disentwining
disentwining
verb
present participle of disentwine
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
englishtown
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
gainestown
gatewise
gatewise
adv
Arranged to resemble a gate.
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
geistown
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
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
granitewares
granitewares
noun
plural of graniteware
gratewise
gratewise
adv
In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
guestwise
guestwise
adv
(obsolete) As a guest.
gutterwise
gutwise
heavyweights
heavyweights
noun
plural of heavyweight
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
intertwisting
intertwisting
noun
A twisting together.
verb
present participle of intertwist
intertwistingly
interwhistling
klingerstown
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
lightweights
lightweights
noun
plural of lightweight
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
neowashingtonia
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
newswriting
newswriting
noun
writing for the news media
newswritings
newswritings
noun
plural of newswriting
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nonsweating
oswegatchie
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outsweeping
outsweeping
verb
present participle of outsweep
outsweepings
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outweighs
outweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweigh
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
overstrewing
overstrewing
verb
present participle of overstrew
oversweetening
oversweetening
verb
present participle of oversweeten
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
pigweabbits
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
polyglotwise
postweaning
postweaning
adj
Following the weaning period
presweetening
presweetening
verb
present participle of presweeten
prewritings
prewritings
noun
plural of prewriting
pseudosweating
quartersawing
quartersawing
verb
present participle of quartersaw
retwisting
retwisting
verb
present participle of retwist
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
sheetwriting
shingletown
shipwrightery
shipwrightery
noun
The work of a shipwright.
sightworthiness
signetwise
signwriter
signwriter
noun
One who writes signs.
skedgewith
songwriter
songwriter
noun
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.
songwriters
songwriters
noun
plural of songwriter
spaewright
speedwriting
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwaters
springwaters
noun
plural of springwater
stagewise
stagewise
adj
In stages; one stage at a time.
stagewright
stagewright
noun
A playwright.
steelworking
steelworking
noun
The act of working steel, the creation of steelwork or steelwares
stewarding
stewarding
verb
present participle of steward
stewing
stewing
noun
The act by which something is stewed.
verb
present participle of stew
stonewalling
stonewalling
noun
A refusal to answer or to cooperate.
verb
present participle of stonewall
stonewashing
stonewashing
verb
present participle of stonewash
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
straightwise
straightwise
adv
straight; on an unerring course; directly
strangerwise
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
strewing
strewing
noun
Material that is strewn.
The act of scattering or spreading.
verb
present participle of strew
subweight
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
sweating
sweating
adj
Giving off sweat.
noun
(botany) Mucilage, especially of cocoa.
(cooking) The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter.
The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
verb
present participle of sweat
sweetening
sweetening
noun
A sweetener.
The process of making something sweeter.
verb
present participle of sweeten
sweetenings
sweetenings
noun
plural of sweetening
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
sweeting
sweeting
noun
(obsolete) A darling; term of endearment.
(obsolete) A sweet apple.
verb
present participle of sweet
sweetings
sweetings
noun
plural of sweeting
sweetling
sweetling
noun
A small, sweet thing.
Darling; sometimes used as a term of endearment.
sweltering
sweltering
adj
(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
noun
The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.
verb
present participle of swelter
swelteringly
swelteringly
adv
In a sweltering way.
sweptwing
sweptwing
adj
(of an aircraft) Having sweptback wings.
swingiest
swingiest
adj
superlative form of swingy: most swingy
swingingest
swingingest
adj
superlative form of swinging: most swinging
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
swingletree
swingletree
noun
Alternative form of singletree
swingletrees
swingletrees
noun
plural of swingletree
swingometer
swingometer
noun
(Britain) A graphic device used to illustrate swing in an election.
swingtree
swingtree
noun
The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened.
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
swithering
swithering
verb
present participle of swither
thousandweight
togawise
togawise
adv
In the manner of a toga.
towelings
towelings
noun
plural of toweling
toweringness
triangleways
trianglewise
trianglewise
adv
In the form of a triangle.
troughwise
troughwise
adv
In the manner of a trough.
twangiest
twangiest
adj
superlative form of twangy: most twangy
twanginess
twanginess
noun
The quality of being twangy.
twiggiest
twiggiest
adj
superlative form of twiggy: most twiggy
twigginess
twigginess
noun
Quality of being twiggy.
twigless
twigless
adj
Having no twigs.
twigsome
twigsome
adj
Full of twigs; twiggy.
twilightless
twilightless
adj
Without twilight.
twinges
twinges
noun
plural of twinge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twinge