(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
bassenthwaite
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
brainwashed
brainwashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brainwash
brainwasher
brainwasher
noun
Agent noun of brainwash; one who brainwashes.
brainwashers
brainwashers
noun
plural of brainwasher
brainwashes
brainwashes
noun
plural of brainwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brainwash
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
chainwale
chainwale
noun
Obsolete spelling of channel (Etymology 3)
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
chancewise
chancewise
adv
By chance; at random.
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.
chemawinite
chinaware
chinaware
noun
Synonym of china: porcelain tableware.
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
churchwardenism
churchwardenize
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
counterthwarting
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
dearworthiness
dearworthiness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being dearworthy.
dewanship
duinhewassel
dwarfishness
dwarfishness
noun
The quality of being dwarfish.
elizabethtown
elizabethtown
Proper noun
The name of various places in the United States of America:
a former settlement and gold rush town in California.
a village in Illinois, USA
a town in Indiana.
an extinct town in Indiana.
a home rule-class city in Kentucky
a town and a hamlet in New York, the hamlet is the county seat of
an unincorporated community in New Mexico.
a town in North Carolina
a CDP in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
a borough in Pennsylvania.
a ghost town in Texas.
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
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
featherwing
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.
fliegerabwehrkanone
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
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gentlewomanish
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
handsawfishes
handsewing
handweaving
handweaving
noun
the manufacture of handwoven goods
handwhile
handwhile
noun
(obsolete) A little while; a moment, an instant.
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwrite
handwrite
verb
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
handwrites
handwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handwrite
handwritten
handwritten
adj
written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed
verb
past participle of handwrite
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
hawfinches
hawfinches
noun
plural of hawfinch
hawkinsville
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headlongwise
headwind
headwind
noun
(figurative, by extension) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
headwinds
headwinds
noun
plural of headwind
headworking
hearthwarming
heartwarming
heartwarming
adj
Alternative form of heart-warming
heartwounding
heehawing
heehawing
verb
present participle of heehaw
hemingway
hemingway
Proper noun
(1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
hingeways
hoodwinkable
hoodwinkable
adj
Able to be hoodwinked.
horsedrawing
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
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
hwangmei
inswathe
inswathe
verb
Archaic spelling of enswathe.
inswathed
inswathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inswathe
inswathement
inswathes
inswathes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inswathe
interwreathe
interwreathe
verb
To weave into a wreath; to intertwine.
interwreathed
interwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwreathe
interwreathing
interwreathing
verb
present participle of interwreathe
inwreathe
inwreathe
verb
(transitive, obsolete, poetic) To surround or encompass as with a wreath.
inwreathed
inwreathed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inwreathe
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
kawchodinne
kherwarian
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kweihwating
ladylintywhite
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
ludwigshafen
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
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
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
neowashingtonia
newfashioned
newfashioned
adj
Alternative form of new-fashioned
newichawanoc
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
nganhwei
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightwake
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
rainwashes
rainwashes
noun
plural of rainwash
rawishness
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
roadworthiness
roadworthiness
noun
The property of being roadworthy.
sandwiched
sandwiched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sandwich
sandwiches
sandwiches
noun
plural of sandwich
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sandwich
sapphirewing
schwendenerian
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
seaworthiness
seaworthiness
noun
(nautical) The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
shadowiness
shadowiness
noun
The state or property of being shadowy.
shallowbrained
sherwani
sherwani
noun
A knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by man, over a shalwar kameez, in parts of India and Pakistan.