A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
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
buckwashing
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
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
changchiakow
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chewink
chewink
noun
A bird, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, the Eastern towhee.
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
hackettstown
hornwrack
hornwrack
noun
(zoology) A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.
jinrickshaw
kawchodinne
kingchow
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kitchenwife
kiungchow
kwangchow
kwangchowan
mcknightstown
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
scharwenka
schwenk
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
thickwind
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
trenchwork
trenchwork
noun
(military) A system of trenches.
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unthwacked
wangchuk
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchmakings
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
wenchlike
wenchlike
adj
Like or characteristic of a wench
whacking
whacking
adj
(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).
verb
present participle of whack
whicken
whickering
whickering
noun
The act of producing a whicker.
verb
present participle of whicker
whinchacker
whincheck
whinnock
whinnock
noun
(UK, dialect) A milk-pail.
(UK, dialect) The smallest pig in a litter; the runt.
wickthing
windshock
workbench
workbench
noun
A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc.