(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.
asahikawa
askwith
astakiwi
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
backswimmer
backswimmer
noun
Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
backswing
backswing
noun
(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
backwoodsiness
backwoodsiness
noun
The quality of being backwoodsy.
bailiwicks
bailiwicks
noun
plural of bailiwick
bangwaketsi
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bellowsmaking
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
beswink
beswink
verb
(obsolete) to labour, toil; belabour
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
biweeklies
biweeklies
noun
plural of biweekly
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
bodkinwise
boilerworks
bookwise
bookwise
adv
In the manner of a book.
bostwick
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brailowsky
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
browsick
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
cabinetworks
candlestickward
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
chadwicks
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickasaw
chickasaws
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chmielewski
clawsick
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
cockswain
cockswain
noun
Alternative spelling of coxswain
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
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.
cowlicks
cowlicks
noun
plural of cowlick
cowskin
cowskin
noun
A whip made of that material.
Leather made from the hide of a cow or similar animal.
cowskins
cowskins
noun
plural of cowskin
cribworks
cribworks
noun
plural of cribwork
crosswicks
crowstick
dawkins
dembowski
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disknow
disworkmanship
dombrowski
downlinks
downlinks
noun
plural of downlink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downlink
downsinking
dowski
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drunkenwise
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
eyewinks
eyewinks
noun
plural of eyewink
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
ficklewise
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
forkwise
forkwise
adv
In the manner of a fork.
gawkies
gawkies
noun
plural of gawky
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
grillworks
grillworks
noun
plural of grillwork
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkies
hawkies
noun
plural of hawkie
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawkins
hawkinsville
hawkish
hawkish
adj
Favouring increasing interest rates; inclined towards increasing interest rates.
Resembling a hawk in appearance or behaviour.
Supportive of warlike foreign policy; bellicose; inclined toward military action.
hawkishly
hawkishly
adv
In a hawkish manner.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hawkwise
herskowitz
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoodwinks
hoodwinks
noun
plural of hoodwink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoodwink
hookedwise
hookswinging
hookwise
inkwells
inkwells
noun
plural of inkwell
inkwoods
inkwoods
noun
plural of inkwood
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
inworks
inworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inwork
ironworkers
ironworkers
noun
plural of ironworker
ironworks
ironworks
noun
A factory in which iron is manufactured or iron goods are made
plural of ironwork
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jaworski
jeewhillikens
jinrickshaw
kalewives
kapowsin
karwinskia
katsuwonidae
kawasaki
kawasaki
Proper noun
A city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
A Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
keswick
keswick
Proper noun
a market town in Cumbria, England, formerly in Cumberland.
kickshaw
kickshaw
noun
A dainty or delicacy.
A trinket or gewgaw.
kickshaws
kickshaws
noun
Alternative form of kickshaw
plural of kickshaw
kilowatts
kilowatts
noun
plural of kilowatt
kimmswick
kingsdown
kingstown
kingstown
Proper noun
The name of several places in the United States, Australia, and the Caribbean, including the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The former name for Dún Laoghaire in Ireland.
kingwoods
kingwoods
noun
plural of kingwood
kinswoman
kinswoman
noun
A female relative.
kinswomen
kinswomen
noun
plural of kinswoman
kiowas
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kisswise
kistiakowsky
kiswa
kiswa
noun
Alternative form of kiswah
kiswah
kiswah
noun
(Islam) The cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.