The native language spoken by the Pit River people of present-day California.
aimworthiness
aimworthiness
noun
The quality of having good aim (with a weapon).
anthemwise
anthemwise
adv
(obsolete, music) Alternately.
antiwhitism
antiwhitism
noun
Synonym of antiwhiteness (“hostility towards white people”)
arrowsmith
arrowsmith
noun
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows
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
bartholomewtide
bashawism
bashawism
noun
The behaviour of a bashaw.
blameworthiness
blameworthiness
noun
The characteristic of being blameworthy.
blameworthinesses
bowdoinham
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chairwoman
chairwoman
noun
(obsolete) A charwoman
A female chairperson
chairwomen
chairwomen
noun
plural of chairwoman
charmwise
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
chimalakwe
chinawoman
chinawoman
noun
(obsolete) A female dealer in porcelain.
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chumawi
churchwardenism
clamehewit
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
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.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreamwhile
dwamish
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
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.
fishwoman
fishwoman
noun
(dated) A woman who sells fish.
gentlewomanish
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
halmawise
hamewith
hammerwise
hammerwise
adv
In the manner of a hammer.
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
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.
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.
himward
himwards
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
inswathement
irishwoman
irishwoman
Noun
A woman from Ireland
jahwism
jawsmith
jawsmith
noun
(US, slang) A union organizer; later especially of the International Workers of the World.
(US, slang) An orator, especially a demagogue.
khwarazmian
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
lewisham
lewisham
Proper noun
a town in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
limewash
limewash
noun
A mixture of slaked lime in water.
verb
(transitive) To paint with limewash (slaked lime in water).
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
manahawkin
marlowish
marrowish
marrowish
adj
Similar to bone marrow.
matthiew
maulawiyah
mawkish
mawkish
adj
(archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
(archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
mawmish
mawmish
adj
(obsolete) nauseous
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
metahewettite
metahewettite
Noun
A monoclinic-prismatic red mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium.
micawberish
midwatch
midwatch
noun
(nautical) A watch kept from midnight until four o'clock in the morning.
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
mishawaka
mohawkian
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
multiwarhead
multiwarhead
adj
(of a missile) Comprising more than one warhead.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
phosphowolframic
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
sawsmith
sawsmith
noun
A person who makes saw blades.
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
scrimshaw
scrimshaw
noun
(countable) A small ornamental handicraft created by carving or engraving bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials, formerly produced by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
(uncountable) The manufacture of small ornamental handicrafts by carving or engraving bone, ivory, or other materials, formerly by sailors on whaling ships to pass the time on long voyages.
verb
(intransitive) To make a handicraft of scrimshaw.
To carve or engrave (bone, ivory, or other materials) with ornamental designs.
To carve or engrave (ornamental designs) on bone, ivory, or other materials.
To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other materials.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
scrimshaws
scrimshaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scrimshaw
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
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
sportswomanship
sportswomanship
noun
(used of a woman) sportsmanship
squawmish
sulphowolframic
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.
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
taiwanhemp
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
unblameworthiness
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
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.