(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.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
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
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
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
bostwick
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
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
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
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
ficklewise
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jinrickshaw
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
kimmswick
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lukaszewicz
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
mcknightstown
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pickstown
pickwickianism
pickwicks
pieceworkers
pieceworkers
noun
plural of pieceworker
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
racewalkings
rickshaw
rickshaw
noun
A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
verb
To move someone by means of a rickshaw.
rickshaws
rickshaws
noun
plural of rickshaw
rusticwork
ryswick
schweiker
schweizerkase
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
screwlike
screwlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
sedgewick
sedgewick
Proper noun
A town in Alberta, Canada.
sedgewickville
sedgwick
sewickley
shacklewise
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
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.
shirewick
sickleweed
sickleweed
noun
An herb of the carrot family, Falcaria vulgaris.
sicklewise
sicklewise
adv
In the manner of a sickle.
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
sidgwick
sienkiewicz
slackwitted
slackwittedness
sleswick
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
smithwick
sneckdrawing
snickdraw
snickdrawing
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
stickjaw
stickjaw
noun
Food that is difficult to chew or swallow, such as toffee or pudding.
stickwater
stickwater
noun
A solution of proteins and other bio-nutrients obtained as a coproduct in the processing of animal by-products; typically produced at a slaughterhouse, or at rendering facilities which processes fishmeal or meat and bone meal. Stickwater is furthermore processed and added to animal feeds as a source of nutrients.
stickweed
stickweed
noun
Any of various unrelated plants that have seeds that stick to clothing
stickwork
stickwork
noun
(sports) Use of the stick in lacrosse, hockey, etc.
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stockwright
subbailiwick
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swanwick
swanwick
Proper noun
A village in Hampshire, England
A village in Derbyshire, England
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
sweelinck
swelinck
swick
swingback
swingstock
switchback
switchback
noun
(aviation) A flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
(chiefly Britain) A path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
(chiefly Canada, US, road transport) A sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
A railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
A railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (Britain, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
verb
(intransitive) To take a zigzag course or path.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
switchkeeper
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
swordick
swordick
noun
(Orkney) The spotted gunnel (Muraenoides gunnellus).
swordstick
swordstick
noun
A cane incorporating a concealed blade.
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unwickedness
unwickedness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being unwicked
wackiest
wackiest
adj
superlative form of wacky: most wacky
wackiness
wackiness
noun
the state of being wacky
wackinesses
wackinesses
noun
plural of wackiness
wahkiacus
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
watchmakings
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathersick
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
weinstock
whackiest
whackiest
adj
superlative form of whacky: most whacky
whickers
whickers
noun
plural of whicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whicker