Of or relating to a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America and migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas.
arawakian
arkansaw
arkansawyer
arkansawyer
Noun
A native or resident of the state of Arkansas in the United States of America.
attiwendaronk
awakener
awakener
noun
One who, or that which, awakens.
awakeners
awakeners
noun
plural of awakener
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awkwardness
awkwardness
noun
The quality of an embarrassing situation.
The state or quality of being awkward; clumsiness; unskillfulness.
awkwardnesses
awkwardnesses
noun
plural of awkwardness
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
backwardness
backwardness
noun
Reluctance.
The state of being backward.
backwardnesses
backwardnesses
noun
plural of backwardness
baggywrinkle
baggywrinkle
noun
(nautical) A brush-like pad made of rope, attached to a shroud in order to prevent wear on sails.
bakerstown
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bobbinwork
bobbinwork
noun
Work woven with bobbins.
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
brainwork
brainwork
noun
Work done with the brain; mental effort.
brainworker
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakdowns
breakdowns
noun
plural of breakdown
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brinklow
brinktown
brokenbow
brooklawn
brownback
brownback
noun
A bird, the dowitcher or red-breasted snipe.
A note of scrip printed on brown paper, such as that issued by the city of St. Louis during a financial crisis.
A postage stamp printed in brown ink, used in the 1890s.
brunswick
brunswick
Proper noun
A city in Germany; Braunschweig.
Any of several towns in the United States and elsewhere.
A suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
byeworkman
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
candlestickward
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cankerflower
cankerweed
cankerworm
cankerworm
noun
(figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
cankerworms
cankerworms
noun
plural of cankerworm
cankerwort
cankerwort
noun
The plant Taraxacum officinale.
cementwork
chainwork
chainwork
noun
Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
coforeknown
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
corkscrewing
corkscrewing
noun
A winding, twisting motion.
verb
present participle of corkscrew
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
counterbreastwork
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.
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
counterworker
counterworker
noun
(rare) One who works against something; a saboteur.
(rare) One who works at a counter.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
coworking
coworking
noun
The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
crackdown
crackdown
noun
Abruptly stern measures or disciplinary action; increased enforcement
crackdowns
crackdowns
noun
plural of crackdown
crewneck
crewneck
noun
Alternative form of crew neck
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
crownmaker
crownmaker
noun
A manufacturer of crowns.
crownwork
crownwork
noun
(dentistry) The addition of a crown.
A type of fortification, like a hornwork, but consisting of a full bastion with the walls on either side ending in half-bastions from which longer flank walls run back towards the main fortress.
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
dawnstreak
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
disworkmanship
donkeywork
donkeywork
noun
Alternative form of donkey work
donkeyworks
downlooker
downlooker
noun
(fishing) A kind of artificial fly used in fly fishing.
Any of various snipe flies of the genus Rhagio.
downpatrick
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
drawknot
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
drawnwork
drinkwater
drinkwater
adj
(of a place) Small, rural, and insignificant.
noun
Potable water; water intended for drinking
dronkelew
drunkelew
drunkenwise
enamelwork
enamelwork
noun
Objects decorated with enamel
eyewinker
eyewinker
noun
(childish) An eyelash.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fanwork
fanwork
noun
(architecture) Fan tracery.
A creative work produced by a fan, based on a book, movie, television show, musical group, etc.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
frankewing
franklintown
franktown
fredericktown
garmentworker
garmentworker
noun
A person who works making clothes.
garnetwork
gingerwork
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
groundwork
groundwork
noun
The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
groundworks
groundworks
noun
plural of groundwork
handiwork
handiwork
noun
A handmade object; handicraft.
The result of personal efforts.
Work done by the hands.
Work done personally.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
handworked
handworked
adj
worked by hand
handworker
handworker
noun
One who carries out handwork, working by hand rather than using a machine.
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworkman
handworkman
noun
A man who works with his hands; one who carries out handwork.
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
headworking
hoodwinker
hoodwinker
noun
One who hoodwinks.
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hornwork
hornwork
noun
A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them.
hornwrack
hornwrack
noun
(zoology) A bryozoan of the genus Flustra.
hundredwork
inkwriter
interknow
interknow
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be mutually acquainted with.
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
internetwork
internetwork
noun
A network of networks.
verb
(transitive) To set up as a network of networks.
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
interwork
interwork
verb
(transitive) To work (two or more things) into and through each other.
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
intranetwork
intranetwork
adj
Within a network.
noun
(computing) An intranet.
inwork
inwork
noun
(rare) Indoor work; work done inside the home.
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To work or operate within.
(transitive, archaic) To work in or into.
inworks
inworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inwork
ironwork
ironwork
noun
(countable, dated) An ironworks.
(uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.