(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.
asahikawa
askwith
astakiwi
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awkwardish
awkwardish
adj
Somewhat awkward.
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
bangwaketsi
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
bellowsmaking
bikeways
bikeways
noun
plural of bikeway
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
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brailowsky
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
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”)
chickasaw
chickasaws
clawsick
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
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
dawkins
disacknowledge
disacknowledge
verb
(transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disworkmanship
drawknives
drawknives
noun
plural of drawknife
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
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.
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
hairworks
hairworks
noun
plural of hairwork
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
hawkbills
hawkbills
noun
plural of hawkbill
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.
hawksbill
hawksbill
noun
A tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
hawkwise
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jaworski
jinrickshaw
kalewives
kapowsin
karwinskia
katsuwonidae
kawasaki
kawasaki
Proper noun
A city in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
A Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
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
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
kowalewski
kowalski
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
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
likeways
likeways
adv
(Scotland, obsolete, manner) Likewise.
lukaszewicz
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lutoslawski
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
malinowski
malinowskite
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
mawkish
mawkish
adj
(archaic or dialectal) Feeling sick, queasy.
(archaic) Sickening or insipid in taste or smell.
Excessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
mawkishly
mawkishly
adv
In a mawkish manner.
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
mishawaka
muskwaki
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
paderewski
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
pawkiness
pawkiness
noun
(Scotland, Northern England, Ireland) Something that is pawky; something arch or shrewd; a subtlety.
The quality of being pawky.
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawnbrokings
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
piankashaw
pickwickianism
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
racewalkings
rajewski
rankwise
rankwise
adv
In order of rank
reawakenings
reawakenings
noun
plural of reawakening
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
rikshaw
rikshaw
noun
Alternative spelling of rickshaw
rikshaws
rikshaws
noun
plural of rikshaw
sadowski
sarawakite
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
sawlike
sawlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a saw (cutting tool).
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
schweizerkase
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
semiwaking
shacklewise
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shawllike
shawllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shawl.
sidewalk
sidewalk
noun
(US) (usually) a paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians
(US, by extension) any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road
sidewalks
sidewalks
noun
plural of sidewalk
silkwoman
silkwoman
noun
A female dealer in silk.
skidway
skidway
noun
A skid road.
skidways
skidways
noun
plural of skidway
skipway
skiwear
skiwear
noun
Clothing to be worn while skiing.
skiwears
slackwitted
slackwittedness
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking
noun
The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.