(painting) The technique or practice of applying and manipulating paint (usually oil or gouache) in a painting.
buhlworks
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
disworkmanship
dorhawks
dorhawks
noun
plural of dorhawk
dworshak
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
goshawk
goshawk
noun
Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.
goshawks
goshawks
noun
plural of goshawk
hackettstown
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
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
hawksmoor
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.
herskowitz
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoodwinks
hoodwinks
noun
plural of hoodwink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoodwink
hookedwise
hookstown
hookswinging
hookwise
hookworms
hookworms
noun
plural of hookworm
housework
housework
noun
(uncommon) Homework.
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
houseworkers
houseworkers
noun
plural of houseworker
houseworks
housewrecker
howks
huskwort
khosrow
khosrow
Proper noun
Transliteration of a male given name of Persian origin.
knightstown
knightswort
knowhows
knowhows
noun
plural of knowhow
knownothingism
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
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
mcknightstown
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
mohawks
mohawks
noun
plural of mohawk
mousehawk
oakenshaw
oakenshaw
noun
A grove of oaks.
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
potwhisky
rushwork
schoolwork
schoolwork
noun
Work done for school, including both in class and homework.
schoolworks
schwarzkopf
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shakedown
shakedown
adj
that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft
noun
(slang) A thorough search; a frisk
(slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
An improvised bed.
shakedowns
shakedowns
noun
plural of shakedown
sheetwork
sheetwork
noun
Metalwork done in sheets.
The printing of sheets of paper using a printing press.
shellwork
shellwork
noun
A form of decoration made from shells arranged in a pattern.
The making of objects from shells.
shellworker
shellworker
noun
One who makes objects from shells.
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shockwave
shockwave
noun
Alternative spelling of shock wave
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopwork
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
showerlike
showerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shower (bathroom fitting).
showfolk
showfolk
noun
showpeople
showker
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
smithwork
smithwork
noun
The work done by a smith (blacksmith); metal forgery.
sorehawk
southwark
southwark
Proper noun
A London Borough within Greater London, to the south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
sparrowhawk
sparrowhawk
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit.
Any of numerous other relatively small Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
starchworks
stitchwork
stitchwork
noun
Work produced by stitching.
stockwright
swashbucklerdom
swashwork
thankworthiness
thankworthiness
noun
The quality or state of being thankworthy.
throwbacks
throwbacks
noun
plural of throwback
tomahawks
tomahawks
noun
plural of tomahawk
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tomahawk
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
washko
washwork
watchworks
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathercocks
weathercocks
noun
plural of weathercock
whackos
whackos
noun
plural of whacko
wheelworks
wheelworks
noun
plural of wheelwork
whipsocket
whipstock
whipstock
noun
(by extension) The driver of a carriage.
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
whiskbroom
whiskbroom
noun
A small hand broom, with a short handle, for brushing clothes.
whiskerando
whiskerandoed
whiskerandos
whiskeytown
windshock
wishoskan
woodchucks
woodchucks
noun
plural of woodchuck
woodshock
woodshock
noun
(US, Canada, dialects, obsolete) The groundhog, or its pelt.
(US, Canada, dialects, obsolete) The marten, or its pelt.
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
workaholism
workaholism
noun
The urge of a person to work excessively.
workaholisms
workbenches
workbenches
noun
plural of workbench
workhorse
workhorse
noun
(by extension) Anyone or anything that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.
A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse.
workhorses
workhorses
noun
plural of workhorse
workhouse
workhouse
noun
(Britain, historical) An institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish, where the able-bodied were required to work.
(US) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.
(archaic) A factory; a place of manufacture.
verb
(Britain, transitive, historical) To place (a person) in the workhouse (institution for the poor).
workhoused
workhoused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of workhouse
workhouses
workhouses
noun
plural of workhouse
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
worksheet
worksheet
noun
A sheet of paper or computerized document on which problems are worked out or solved and answers recorded.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To teach or assess by means of worksheets.
worksheets
worksheets
noun
plural of worksheet
workship
workship
noun
(archaic) workmanship
workshop
workshop
noun
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
An academic conference.
verb
(transitive) To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
(transitive) To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.
(transitive, business) To improve through collaboration.
workshops
workshops
noun
plural of workshop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of workshop