(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
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
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bowdoinham
bushelwoman
bushelwoman
noun
(US, dialect) A tailor's female assistant for repairing garments.
bushwoman
bushwoman
noun
(Australia) A woman who lives or has lived in the Australian outback.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chamberwoman
chamberwoman
noun
Synonym of chambermaid
chapwoman
chapwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain, archaic) A woman who buys and sells; a female trader.
charwoman
charwoman
noun
(chiefly Britain) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.
charwomen
charwomen
noun
plural of charwoman
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.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
chemawinite
chinawoman
chinawoman
noun
(obsolete) A female dealer in porcelain.
churchwardenism
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
coachwoman
coachwoman
noun
A woman who drives a horse-drawn coach; a female coach driver.
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
commonwealth
commonwealth
noun
(obsolete) The well-being of a community.
Republic. Often capitalized, as Commonwealth.
The entirety of a (secular) society, a polity, a state.
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
counterwarmth
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
disworkmanship
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enswathement
enswathement
noun
The act of enswathing.
The state of being enswathed.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
gentlewomanhood
gentlewomanhood
noun
The qualities or condition of a gentlewoman.
gentlewomanish
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
handworm
hangwoman
hangwoman
noun
A woman who carries out executions by hanging.
hangworm
hardwareman
hardwareman
noun
(obsolete) An ironmonger.
harrowment
hatchwayman
hawseman
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
herbwoman
herbwoman
noun
A woman who sells herbs.
herdswoman
herdswoman
noun
A woman who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.
herdswomen
herdswomen
noun
plural of herdswoman
highwayman
highwayman
noun
(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
hillwoman
hillwoman
noun
A woman belonging to a hilltribe.
homegrown
homegrown
adj
Created or constructed in an informal or amateur manner; done without formal assistance, as from a business, organization, or professional.
Grown at home.
Originating in one's own country.
Raised or brought up in one's own country.
homeown
homeowner
homeowner
noun
Someone who does not have title to a house, but has possession and is paying for it by instalments
Someone who owns a house
homeowners
homeowners
noun
plural of homeowner
hometown
hometown
noun
(attributive) Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour of local preference.
An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
hometowns
hometowns
noun
plural of hometown
hornworm
hornworm
noun
A caterpillar of a hawk moth that has a hornlike tail process.
Some moths in the genus Manduca of the hawk moth family Sphingidae.
hornworms
hornworms
noun
plural of hornworm
horsewoman
horsewoman
noun
a woman who is skilled with horses, a female equestrian
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
horsewomen
horsewomen
noun
plural of horsewoman
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.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
hummelstown
huntswoman
huntswoman
noun
A female huntsman.
hwangmei
hymnwise
inchworm
inchworm
noun
The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
verb
To crawl or creep slowly.
To move in a looping fashion, like an inchworm.
inchworms
inchworms
noun
plural of inchworm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inchworm
inswathement
irishwoman
irishwoman
Noun
A woman from Ireland
irishwomen
khwarazmian
knownothingism
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
manahawkin
manworth
manywhere
marshalltown
mathewson
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mcknightstown
mcsherrystown
meanwhile
meanwhile
adv
At the same time, but elsewhere.
During the time that something is happening.
In contrast or opposed to aspects previously mentioned.
noun
The time between two events.
meanwhiles
meanwhiles
noun
plural of meanwhile
mechanicstown
mellowphone
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
minhow
mishikhwutmetunne
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
misthrown
misthrown
verb
past participle of misthrow
mohawkian
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
newham
newham
Proper noun
A London Borough in eastern Greater London, comprising East Ham and West Ham.
nymphwise
overshadowment
overshadowment
noun
overshadowing
overwhelming
overwhelming
adj
Extreme.
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
noun
A situation of being overwhelmed.
verb
present participle of overwhelm
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
adv
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
overwhelmingness
overwhelmingness
noun
The property of being overwhelming.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
ranchwoman
ranchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a ranchman.
scotchwoman
scotchwoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
shoewoman
shopwoman
shopwoman
noun
A woman employed in a shop.
shopwomen
shopwomen
noun
plural of shopwoman
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
showman
showman
noun
A person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity.
A person who produces or presents shows as a profession, especially the proprietor, manager, or MC of a circus or variety show.
showmanism
showmanism
noun
Synonym of showmanship
showmanly
showmanly
adj
Befitting a showman.
showmanry
showmanship
showmanship
noun
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
showmanships
showmanships
noun
plural of showmanship
showmen
showmen
noun
plural of showman
smithtown
snowhammer
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
somewhatness
somewhatness
noun
(archaic) The property of being a tangible or identifiable thing.
somewhen
somewhen
adv
(rare, nonstandard) at some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime
somewhence
somewhence
adv
(archaic or literary) from somewhere
southwesternmost
southwesternmost
adj
Farthest southwest.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
sportswomanship
sportswomanship
noun
(used of a woman) sportsmanship
swamphen
swamphen
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae.
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
switchman
switchman
noun
A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.
A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.