(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
churchwardenism
cochairwoman
cochairwoman
noun
A joint chairwoman.
cochairwomen
cochairwomen
noun
plural of cochairwoman
combwright
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
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
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
hairworms
hairworms
noun
plural of hairworm
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
hebrewism
hebrewism
Noun
A word or phrase characteristic of Hebrew.
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
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
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
irishwoman
irishwoman
Noun
A woman from Ireland
irishwomen
khwarazmian
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
marlowish
marrowish
marrowish
adj
Similar to bone marrow.
meriwether
meriwether
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Georgia, USA.
a neighbourhood in Kentucky, USA.
micawberish
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
middlesworth
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
millwrighting
millwrighting
noun
The work of a millwright, designing and constructing mills.
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrew
misthrew
verb
simple past tense of misthrow
misthrow
misthrow
noun
An incorrect throw.
verb
(transitive) To throw incorrectly.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
misthrown
misthrown
verb
past participle of misthrow
misthrows
misthrows
noun
plural of misthrow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misthrow
misworship
misworship
noun
False or wrong worship; mistaken practices in religion.
verb
(transitive) To worship (a deity, etc.) wrongly.
misworshiped
misworshiper
misworshipper
misworshipper
noun
One who worships incorrectly.
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
motherwise
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.
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.
phosphowolframic
pumpwright
rhymewise
rhymewise
adv
In terms of rhyme.
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
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
shipworms
shipworms
noun
plural of shipworm
shrewmmice
smithwork
smithwork
noun
The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
somewhither
somewhither
adv
(archaic, literary) To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere
sportswomanship
sportswomanship
noun
(used of a woman) sportsmanship
sulphowolframic
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
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.
thermoswitch
thermoswitch
noun
(biochemistry) A form of riboswitch incorporating a thermosensor and thus responsive to temperature changes.
thimbleflower
thirtytwomo
thirtytwomo
noun
Alternative form of thirty-twomo
timberwright
timberwright
noun
A worker in wood, especially timber or lumber.
triumphwise
unblameworthiness
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
wachenheimer
warmish
warmish
adj
somewhat warm
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
weathercockism
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weightometer
weightometer
noun
A device that continuously weighs material passing on a conveyor belt
weisenheimer
weisenheimer
noun
Alternative spelling of wisenheimer
wertheimer
wertherism
whiggamore
whiggamore
Noun
A Whig.
whigmaleerie
whigmaleeries
whigmaleery
whigmeleerie
whimberry
whimberry
noun
(dialectal) The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).
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
whimmier
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
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
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
whiterump
whiterump
noun
A bird, the black-tailed godwit.
whiteworm
whiteworm
noun
A species of enchytraeid worm commonly used as feed for fish or birds, Enchytraeus albidus.
whitmer
whitmire
whitmore
whittemore
whizzerman
whoremongering
whoremongering
noun
The behaviour of a whoremonger; lewd licentiousness; pimping.
whoremonging
whoremonging
noun
Alternative form of whoremongering
wilbraham
wildermuth
wilhelmstrasse
windesheimer
wiresmith
wiresmith
noun
(historical) A worker who hammered metal into wire.
wiseheimer
wiseheimer
noun
Alternative form of wisenheimer
wisenheimer
wisenheimer
noun
(chiefly US, informal, mildly humorous) A self-assertive and arrogant person; a know-it-all or smart aleck.