(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.
awakenings
awakenings
noun
plural of awakening
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
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.
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
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
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
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.
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
glassworking
glassworking
noun
The production of glasswork.
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawkins
hawkinsville
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
jinrickshaw
kapowsin
karwinskia
katsuwonidae
kinswoman
kinswoman
noun
A female relative.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kiwanis
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
mackinaws
mackinaws
noun
plural of mackinaw
malinowski
malinowskite
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.
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
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
piankashaw
pickwickianism
plankwise
plankwise
adv
(of the cutting of wood) Across the grain, not parallel to it.
racewalkings
rankwise
rankwise
adv
In order of rank
reawakenings
reawakenings
noun
plural of reawakening
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
semiwaking
silkwoman
silkwoman
noun
A female dealer in silk.
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.
verb
present participle of sleepwalk
snakewise
snakewise
adv
In the manner of a snake; serpentine, with twisting or wriggling motions.
sneckdrawing
snickdraw
snickdrawing
snowmaking
snowmaking
noun
The artificial production of snow
spacewalking
spacewalking
verb
present participle of spacewalk
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
squawking
squawking
noun
squawk, the sound of a squawk
verb
present participle of squawk
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
streetwalking
streetwalking
noun
The trade of a streetwalker; prostitution that is not tied to a particular brothel or establishment.
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swankie
swankie
noun
(Scotland) An active and clever young fellow.
(obsolete) Poor thin beer or any sloppy drink, even sweetened water and vinegar.
swankier
swankier
adj
comparative form of swanky: more swanky
swankiest
swankiest
adj
superlative form of swanky: most swanky
swankily
swankily
adv
In a swanky manner.
swankiness
swankiness
noun
The state or quality of being swanky.
swankinesses
swanking
swanking
verb
present participle of swank
swanlike
swanlike
adj
(figuratively) Beautiful like a swan
Similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace
adv
(figuratively) Beautifully like a swan
In a swanlike way
swanmarking
swanskin
swanskin
noun
A type of brushed flannel cotton twill fabric.
The skin of a swan with the down or feathers on.
swanskins
swanskins
noun
plural of swanskin
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
swingback
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
szewinska
szymanowski
tankwise
thankworthiness
thankworthiness
noun
The quality or state of being thankworthy.
twankies
twinoaks
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unstewardlike
unswanlike
unswanlike
adj
Not swanlike.
unwarlikeness
unwarlikeness
noun
The quality of being unwarlike.
wackiness
wackiness
noun
the state of being wacky
wackinesses
wackinesses
noun
plural of wackiness
waikness
wakenings
wakenings
noun
plural of wakening
wakerifeness
walkings
walkings
noun
plural of walking
walkingstick
walkingstick
noun
Alternative form of walking stick
wankliness
warlikeness
warlikeness
noun
The quality of being warlike; bellicosity.
watchmakings
waterskiing
waterskiings
waterskin
waterskin
noun
A container for water made of skin.
watkins
watkinsville
weakishness
weakishness
noun
The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness.
weakliness
weakliness
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being weakly.
weaklinesses
weaklings
weaklings
noun
plural of weakling
weaselskin
weaselskin
noun
The skin of a weasel.
weitspekan
whiskerando
whiskerandoed
whiskerandos
whiteshank
windbreakers
windbreakers
noun
plural of windbreaker
windbreaks
windbreaks
noun
plural of windbreak
windshake
windshake
noun
A crack in wood caused by the force of wind while the tree was growing.
wingbacks
wingbacks
noun
plural of wingback
winnepesaukee
winnipesaukee
winnipesaukee
Proper noun
A large lake in New Hampshire, USA.
wisecracking
wisecracking
adj
Making many wisecracks.
verb
present participle of wisecrack
wishoskan
womankinds
womanlikeness
womanlikeness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being womanlike; femininity.
workmanlikeness
workmanlikeness
noun
The quality of being workmanlike.
workmanliness
workmanliness
noun
The quality of being workmanly.
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
workstation
workstation
noun
a desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics