Synonym of lip service (“promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention”)
paawkier
paderewski
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawkier
pawkier
adj
comparative form of pawky: more pawky
pawkrie
pawnbrokering
pawnbrokering
noun
Synonym of pawnbroking
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
pawnbrokings
pedricktown
periwinkle
periwinkle
adj
Of pale bluish purple colour.
noun
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
perwick
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pickwork
piecework
piecework
noun
Alternative spelling of piece work
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pieceworkers
pieceworkers
noun
plural of pieceworker
pilework
pilework
noun
A structure built of piles; piling.
pillowwork
pinkwort
pinwork
pinworks
pinworks
noun
A factory that makes pins.
pipewalker
pipework
pipework
noun
(music) The pipes and stops of an organ
Any system of pipes or tubes; piping
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pithwork
pitwork
plaitwork
porokaiwhiria
porokaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) pigeonwood
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
preacknowledging
preacknowledging
verb
present participle of preacknowledge
preknowing
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
prickwood
prickwood
noun
A shrub (Euonymus europaeus), the spindle tree.
princewick
printworks
printworks
noun
Synonym of printing house, an institutional or commercial publisher or a building where printing takes place.
Synonym of printing press, the machinery involved in printing.
pyrewinkes
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
spiderwork
spiderwork
noun
Lace worked by spider stitch.
switchkeeper
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
twinkleproof
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
warplike
warplike
adj
(textiles) Resembling or characteristic of the warp.
whipcrack
whipcrack
noun
The crack of a whip.
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
wicketkeeper
wicketkeeper
noun
(cricket) A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
workmanships
workmanships
noun
plural of workmanship
workpiece
workpiece
noun
(machining, woodworking, etc.) The raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations.