(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
brownistic
brownistical
cabinetworks
candlestickward
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
cantwise
centerwise
clewiston
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crescentwise
crescentwise
adv
In the form of a crescent.
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
discrownment
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
mcknightstown
mechanicstown
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
pestilenceweed
pestilencewort
pickstown
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
schweinfurt
scorpionwort
scrawniest
scrawniest
adj
superlative form of scrawny: most scrawny
screenwriter
screenwriter
noun
One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
scutcheonwise
slackwittedness
stitchdown
swinecote
swinecote
noun
(dated) A pigsty.
swingstock
switching
switching
noun
Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
Change from one product/service provider to another.
Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
verb
present participle of switch
switchings
switchings
noun
plural of switching
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
trencherwise
trenchwise
twistification
twistification
noun
(archaic or nonstandard) The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
(countable) A type of dance.
twitchiness
twitchiness
noun
The state of being nervous and unsettled; edginess.
The state of being twitchy, physical restlessness.
underwaistcoat
unswitched
unswitched
adj
(physics, computing) Directly connected without an intervening switch.
Not switched.
unwainscoted
unwainscoted
adj
Alternative form of unwainscotted
unwainscotted
unwainscotted
adj
Not wainscotted.
wainscot
wainscot
noun
(architecture) An area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
Any of various noctuid moths.
verb
To decorate a wall with a wainscot.
wainscoted
wainscoted
adj
Alternative spelling of wainscotted
wainscoting
wainscoting
noun
Alternative spelling of wainscotting
wainscotings
wainscotings
noun
plural of wainscoting
wainscots
wainscots
noun
plural of wainscot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wainscot
wainscott
wainscotted
wainscotted
adj
Having a wainscot.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wainscot
wainscotting
wainscotting
noun
Wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
verb
present participle of wainscot
waistcoating
waistcoating
noun
A fabric designed for waistcoats, often with a multicoloured pattern of different yarns.
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
watchings
watchings
noun
plural of watching
watchmakings
watchmanship
watchmanship
noun
The state or business of a watchman.
wattenscheid
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
weinstock
weissnichtwo
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
whinchats
whinchats
noun
plural of whinchat
whipstitching
whipstitching
verb
present participle of whipstitch
winchester
windchest
windchest
noun
(music) A chest or reservoir of wind in an organ.
windclothes
wisconsinite
wisconsinite
Adjective
Of, or from, the state of Wisconsin
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Wisconsin in the United States of America.
wisconsinites
witchings
witchings
noun
plural of witching
woodcraftiness
woodcraftiness
noun
The quality of possessing woodcraft skills for outdoor survival in woodland habitats.