Synonym of lip service (“promising but empty talk; words absent of real action or intention”)
paawkier
paddywacking
paderewski
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pawkier
pawkier
adj
comparative form of pawky: more pawky
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
pawkily
pawkily
adv
In a pawky manner.
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
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
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pediwak
pedricktown
pennywinkle
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.
piankashaw
pickaway
pickerelweed
pickerelweed
noun
(US) Any of several freshwater plants, of the genus Pontederia, that have heart-shaped leaves
pickleweed
pickleweed
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Batis (family Bataceae).
Any flowering plant of the genus Salicornia (family Amaranthaceae).
pickleworm
pickleworm
noun
Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.
pickmaw
pickmaw
noun
(UK, regional) The black-headed gull.
pickstown
pickwick
pickwickian
pickwickian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pickwickian.
pickwickianism
pickwickianly
pickwicks
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.
pilliwinks
pilliwinks
noun
(chiefly Scotland, historical) A torture device for squeezing the fingers; a thumbscrew.
pillowlike
pillowlike
adj
Resembling a pillow.
pillowwork
pinkweed
pinkwood
pinkwort
pinniwinkis
pinnywinkle
pinnywinkles
pinnywinkles
noun
Alternative form of pilliwinks
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
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
plowmaking
porokaiwhiria
porokaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) pigeonwood
potwhisky
powderlike
powderlike
adj
Resembling powder.
powdike
powdike
noun
(UK, dialect) A dike; a marsh or fen.
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.
skipway
skipwith
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
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.
spikeweed
spikewise
spikewise
adv
In the manner of a spike or spikes.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
spokewise
spokewise
adj
Radial, like the spokes of a wheel.
adv
In a spokewise fashion.
switchkeeper
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
twinkleproof
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
wakiup
wankapin
wankapin
noun
(rare, US, dialect) Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus, the water chinkapin.
warplike
warplike
adj
(textiles) Resembling or characteristic of the warp.
wasplike
wasplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wasp.
weaponmaking
weaponmaking
noun
The manufacture of weapons.
weitspekan
weltpolitik
weltpolitik
Proper noun
The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser of Germany beginning in 1891.
wepmankin
whipcrack
whipcrack
noun
The crack of a whip.
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipjack
whipking
whiplike
whiplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whip; long, thin, and flexible, or flagellatory.
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whipsocket
whipstalk
whipstalk
noun
Alternative form of whipstock
whipstick
whipstick
noun
A whipstock; the handle of a whip.
whipstock
whipstock
noun
(by extension) The driver of a carriage.
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
whooplike
whooplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whooping sound.
wickape
wickapes
wicketkeep
wicketkeep
verb
(cricket) To act as a wicketkeeper.
wicketkeeper
wicketkeeper
noun
(cricket) A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman.
wicketkeeping
wicketkeeping
noun
(cricket) The role of the wicketkeeper.
wickiup
wickiup
noun
A domed hut, similar to a wigwam, used by some semi-nomadic Native American tribes, particularly in the southwestern and western United States.
wickiups
wickiups
noun
plural of wickiup
wickup
wickup
intj
An onomatopoeic representation of the chirp of certain species of flickers.
wickyup
wickyups
wickyups
noun
plural of wickyup
wikieup
wikiup
wikiup
noun
Alternative spelling of wickiup
wikiups
wikiups
noun
plural of wikiup
wimplelike
wimplelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wimple.
winnepesaukee
winnipesaukee
winnipesaukee
Proper noun
A large lake in New Hampshire, USA.
wipstock
wisplike
wisplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a wisp.
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.