(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
farmworkers
farmworkers
noun
plural of farmworker
fastwalk
fawkes
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flatworks
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
foreknowableness
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gasworks
gasworks
noun
A factory where coal is converted to coal gas and coke.
gateworks
gawkers
gawkers
noun
plural of gawker
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.
gawks
gawks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gawk
glasswork
glasswork
noun
glassware
the manufacturing of glass or glassware
glassworker
glassworker
noun
One who makes glasswork.
glassworkers
glassworkers
noun
plural of glassworker
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
glassworks
glassworks
noun
A factory that produces glass or items made from glass, such as glassware
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
grasswork
grasswork
noun
The making of handicrafts, such as woven baskets, from grass.
hackettstown
hacksaw
hacksaw
noun
A saw, with a blade that is put under tension, for cutting metal
verb
To cut with a hacksaw.
hacksaws
hacksaws
noun
plural of hacksaw
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hacksaw
hackworks
hackworks
noun
plural of hackwork
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handworks
handworks
noun
plural of handwork
haskwort
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
hawkers
hawkers
noun
plural of hawker
hawkeyes
hawkeyes
noun
plural of hawkeye
hawkeys
hawkeys
noun
plural of hawkey
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.
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawknoses
hawknoses
noun
plural of hawknose
hawks
hawks
noun
plural of hawk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hawk
hawksbeak
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hawkshaw
hawkshaw
noun
(dated, 19th century) A detective.
hawkshaws
hawkshaws
noun
plural of hawkshaw
hawksmoor
hawkweeds
hawkweeds
noun
plural of hawkweed
hawkwise
hawkyns
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
huskanaw
huskanaw
noun
(historical) A Powhatan initiation ritual for boys, involving fasting and narcotics.
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jackdaws
jackdaws
noun
plural of jackdaw
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jacksaw
jacksaw
noun
A bird, the merganser.
jackscrew
jackscrew
noun
A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
jackscrews
jackscrews
noun
plural of jackscrew
jacksontown
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
jawbreakers
jawbreakers
noun
plural of jawbreaker
jawlensky
jaworski
jaywalkers
jaywalkers
noun
plural of jaywalker
jaywalks
jaywalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jaywalk
jinrickshaw
kabbeljaws
kalewives
kapowsin
karwinskia
katsuwonidae
kawasaki
kawasaki
Proper noun
A city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
A Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
kenesaw
kennesaw
kershaw
kewaskum
keyways
keyways
noun
plural of keyway
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
kinswoman
kinswoman
noun
A female relative.
kiowas
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kistiakowsky
kiswa
kiswa
noun
Alternative form of kiswah
kiswah
kiswah
noun
(Islam) The cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
kiswahili
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kiwanis
klanswoman
klanswoman
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Klanswoman
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
knawels
knawels
noun
plural of knawel
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knowableness
knowableness
noun
The state or quality of being knowable.
knowledgableness
knowledgableness
noun
Misspelling of knowledgeableness.
knowledgeableness
knowledgeableness
noun
The state, quality, or measure of being knowledgeable; wisdom.
korsakow
kowalewski
kowalski
kumshaw
kurosawa
kwachas
kwachas
noun
plural of kwacha
kwanzas
kwanzas
noun
plural of kwanza
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
kwashiorkors
kwashiorkors
noun
plural of kwashiorkor
kwasi
laceworks
laceworks
noun
A factory that produces lace.
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
lacquerworks
lacquerworks
noun
plural of lacquerwork
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
landowska
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lawbooks
lawbooks
noun
plural of lawbook
lawbreakers
lawbreakers
noun
plural of lawbreaker
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lawks
lawks
intj
(UK, dialectal) Lord! (especially as an expression of surprise)
lawmakers
lawmakers
noun
plural of lawmaker
leadworks
leadworks
noun
A factory that processes lead (the metal).
plural of leadwork
likeways
likeways
adv
(Scotland, obsolete, manner) Likewise.
lockjaws
lockjaws
noun
plural of lockjaw
lukaszewicz
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lukewarmness
lukewarmness
noun
The property of being lukewarm; ambivalence, weakness.
lutoslawski
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
madawaska
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
malinowski
malinowskite
markdowns
markdowns
noun
plural of markdown
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
markswoman
markswoman
noun
A woman skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.