(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.
showmanism
showmanism
noun
Synonym of showmanship
showmanship
showmanship
noun
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
showmanships
showmanships
noun
plural of showmanship
shrewmmice
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
smithtown
smithwick
smithwork
smithwork
noun
The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
somewhile
somewhile
adv
For a while; at one time; for a time
Sometimes; at one time or another; from time to time; at times
somewhiles
somewhiles
adv
(obsolete) sometimes; on occasion
somewhither
somewhither
adv
(archaic, literary) To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
sportswomanship
sportswomanship
noun
(used of a woman) sportsmanship
squawmish
sulphowolframic
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
swadeshism
swadeshism
noun
(India) Synonym of swadeshi
swampish
swampish
adj
swampy
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
sweamish
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.
switchmen
switchmen
noun
plural of switchman
swordfisherman
swordfisherman
noun
A fisherman who fishes for swordfish.
swordmanship
swordmanship
noun
Alternative form of swordsmanship
swordsmanship
swordsmanship
noun
the skill of using a sword
swordsmith
swordsmith
noun
A maker of swords.
taiwanhemp
thermoswitch
thermoswitch
noun
(biochemistry) A form of riboswitch incorporating a thermosensor and thus responsive to temperature changes.
thimbleflower
thimbleweed
thimbleweed
noun
Anemone cylindrica
Anemone virginiana
Rudbeckia laciniata
thimbleweeds
thimbleweeds
noun
plural of thimbleweed
thimblewit
thirtytwomo
thirtytwomo
noun
Alternative form of thirty-twomo
timberwright
timberwright
noun
A worker in wood, especially timber or lumber.
timwhisky
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
triumphwise
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
unblameworthiness
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
unwhimsically
unwhimsicalness
unwomanish
unwomanish
adj
Not womanish.
wachenheimer
waggonsmith
wagonsmith
wagonsmith
noun
A maker of wagons, wainwright.
wahabiism
wahabism
wahabitism
wahhabiism
wahhabism
wahhabism
Proper noun
A branch of Sunni Islam practised by those who follow the teachings of Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab
wahima
waldheim
waldheim
Proper noun
A town in Saxony, Germany.
A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
waldheimia
waldheimia
noun
Any of the extinct brachiopod genus †Waldheimia, now a subgenus of Terebratus.
walsingham
walsingham
Proper noun
A village in the English county of Norfolk
wampish
wampish
verb
(intransitive, Scotland, archaic) To wriggle, twist or swerve about, like a fish swimming
(transitive, intransitive, Scotland, archaic) To brandish or flourish, or be brandished or flourished.
wampished
wampished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wampish
wampishes
wampishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wampish
wampishing
wampishing
verb
present participle of wampish
warmish
warmish
adj
somewhat warm
washmaid
washmaid
noun
(archaic) A young washerwoman.
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
watchmanship
watchmanship
noun
The state or business of a watchman.
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
wealthmaking
wealthmaking
noun
The production of wealth.
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weaponsmithy
weaponsmithy
noun
Synonym of weaponsmithing
weathercockism
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weighbeam
weighbeam
noun
A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise.
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
weighman
weighman
noun
A person whose occupation is weighing goods.
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weighmen
weighmen
noun
plural of weighman
weighment
weighment
noun
(India) The weighing of goods.
weightometer
weightometer
noun
A device that continuously weighs material passing on a conveyor belt
weisenheimer
weisenheimer
noun
Alternative spelling of wisenheimer
welshism
welshism
Noun
A characteristically Welsh phrase, idiom, etc.
wertheimer
wertherism
whammies
whammies
noun
plural of whammy
whamming
whamming
verb
present participle of wham
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
wheelsmith
wheelsmith
noun
(rare) A wheelwright.
whelming
whelming
noun
Something that covers or submerges.
verb
present participle of whelm
whiggamore
whiggamore
Noun
A Whig.
whiggism
whiggism
noun
(historical) Principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs.
whigham
whigmaleerie
whigmaleeries
whigmaleery
whigmeleerie
whilom
whilom
adj
(archaic except literary) At some time in the past; former, sometime.
(obsolete) Of a person: deceased, late.
adv
(archaic except literary) At some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time.
(rare) Preceded by of or this: for some time that has passed.
At times, on occasion, sometimes.
conj
During the same time that; while.
Up to the time that; till, until.
whim
whim
noun
(mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes
A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.
A fanciful impulse, or sudden change of idea.
verb
(rare, intransitive) To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.
whimberry
whimberry
noun
(dialectal) The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
whimble
whimbrel
whimbrel
noun
A large migratory wading bird, Numenius phaeopus, of the family Scolopacidae, with a long downcurved bill.
whimbrels
whimbrels
noun
plural of whimbrel
whimling
whimling
noun
(obsolete) One given to whims; a weak, childish person.
whimmed
whimmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whim
whimmier
whimmiest
whimming
whimming
verb
present participle of whim
whimmy
whimmy
adj
Full of whims; whimsical.
whimper
whimper
noun
A low intermittent sob.
verb
To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
To say something in a whimpering manner.
whimpered
whimpered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whimper
whimperer
whimperer
noun
One who whimpers.
whimpering
whimpering
noun
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
verb
present participle of whimper
whimperingly
whimperingly
adv
With a whimpering sound.
whimpers
whimpers
noun
plural of whimper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whimper
whims
whims
noun
plural of whim
whimsey
whimsey
noun
Alternative spelling of whimsy
whimseys
whimseys
noun
plural of whimsey
whimsic
whimsical
whimsical
adj
Given to whimsy.
whimsicalities
whimsicalities
noun
plural of whimsicality
whimsicality
whimsicality
noun
(countable) something whimsical; a caprice.
(uncountable) the state of being whimsical.
whimsically
whimsically
adv
in a whimsical manner
whimsicalness
whimsicalness
noun
Whimsicality.
whimsied
whimsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whimsy
whimsies
whimsies
noun
plural of whimsy
whimstone
whimstone
noun
Alternative form of whinstone
whimsy
whimsy
noun
(mining) A whim (capstan or vertical drum).
A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle.
A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour.
An impulsive, illogical or capricious character.
verb
(transitive) To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.
whimwham
whimwham
noun
Alternative form of whim-wham
whimwhams
whimwhams
noun
plural of whimwham
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whipman
whipman
noun
A man who uses a whip.
whipmanship
whipmanship
noun
The skill or art of using a whip.
whipmaster
whipmaster
noun
Synonym of whipman
whipworm
whipworm
noun
(medicine) Trichuris trichiura, a roundworm, causing trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine.
Any of the genus Trichuris of roundworms that infect certain mammals
Trichuriasis, infection by members of the genus Trichuris.
whipworms
whipworms
noun
plural of whipworm
whirlimagig
whirlimagig
noun
(informal) Anything that goes round and round.
whirlmagee
whirlygigum
whiskbroom
whiskbroom
noun
A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.
whistlerism
whitcomb
whitebeam
whitebeam
noun
Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria, native to Eurasia, especially the common whitebeam, Sorbus aria.
whiteboyism
whiteboyism
Proper noun
The conduct or principles of the Whiteboys.
whitecomb
whitedamp
whitedamp
noun
A noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.
whitefieldism
whitefootism
whiterump
whiterump
noun
A bird, the black-tailed godwit.
whiteseam
whitesmith
whitesmith
noun
A person who forges things out of tin or pewter; a tinsmith.
A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in distinction from one who forges it.