(medicine) A lotion made by mixing calomel and limewater.
(slang, New Zealand) A whitewash victory for any New Zealand national sporting team.
(slang, cricket) A whitewash victory for the West Indies cricket team. Started in the 1984–86 "Blackwash" series of the West Indian cricket team in England in 1984.
(slang, mining) Public campaigns and advertising funded by the coal industry to draw attention away from environmentally unsustainable practices or to justify exclusion from carbon taxes.
verb
(transitive) To blacken, to cover with a black color.
(transitive) To portray in a revisionist fashion as belonging to a black race of people.
(transitive) To villainize, to present in a damaging light.
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
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
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
buhlworks
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
chmielewski
chuckawallas
chuckawallas
noun
plural of chuckawalla
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkinsville
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
jeewhillikens
kiswahili
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
schoolwork
schoolwork
noun
Work done for school, including both in class and homework.
schoolworks
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shacklewise
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shawllike
shawllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shawl.
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepwalker
shellwork
shellwork
noun
A form of decoration made from shells arranged in a pattern.
The making of objects from shells.
shellworker
shellworker
noun
One who makes objects from shells.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
showerlike
showerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shower (bathroom fitting).
showfolk
showfolk
noun
showpeople
shrewlike
shrewlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish.
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).
shukulumbwe
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbucklerdom
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
swashbuckles
swashbuckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
weakishly
welshlike
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.
wheatflakes
wheatflakes
noun
plural of wheatflake
wheatstalk
wheatstalk
noun
A stalk of wheat.
wheelworks
wheelworks
noun
plural of wheelwork
whelkiest
whelks
whelks
noun
plural of whelk
whillikers
whillikins
whipstalk
whipstalk
noun
Alternative form of whipstock
whiskerless
whiskerless
Adjective
Without whiskers.
whiskerlike
whiskerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whisker.
whiskful
whiskful
noun
As much as a whisk will hold.
whiskingly
whiskingly
adv
With a whisking motion.
whiskylike
whiskylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of whisky.
whistlelike
whistlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (musical instrument).
Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (shrill high-pitched sound).
whistlike
whistlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the game of whist.