(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
pawcatuck
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
pawtucket
pawtucket
Proper noun
A large city in Rhode Island.
pedricktown
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
pickstown
pinkwort
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pithwork
pitwork
plaitwork
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platework
plateworker
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
potwhisky
potwork
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
printworks
printworks
noun
Synonym of printing house, an institutional or commercial publisher or a building where printing takes place.
Synonym of printing press, the machinery involved in printing.
puttywork
sempstrywork
skipwith
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
stopwork
strapwork
strapwork
noun
(art, historical) A stylized representation of strips or bands of curling leather parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven.
superacknowledgment
swankpot
swankpot
noun
(slang, derogatory) A show-off.
sweepstake
sweepstake
noun
(US) A prize draw.
A lottery in which the prize or prizes constitute all the money paid by the participants.
sweepstakes
sweepstakes
noun
Synonym of sweepstake
plural of sweepstake
sweptback
sweptback
adj
(of a hairstyle) Backswept.
(of an aircraft wing) Angled backwards from its attachment to the fuselage.
switchkeeper
swoopstake
swoopstake
adv
All at once, without making distinctions.
noun
Alternative form of sweepstake
tapework
topwork
topwork
verb
(horticulture) To perform a graft on a fruit tree to change it to a more popular or profitable cultivar.
topworked
topworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of topwork
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
topworks
topworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of topwork
twinkleproof
wahpekute
wapakoneta
wapakoneta
Proper noun
a city in Ohio, USA
wapentake
wapentake
noun
An administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
weitspekan
weltpolitik
weltpolitik
Proper noun
The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser of Germany beginning in 1891.
wetumpka
whipsocket
whipstalk
whipstalk
noun
Alternative form of whipstock
whipstick
whipstick
noun
A whipstock; the handle of a whip.
whipstock
whipstock
noun
(by extension) The driver of a carriage.
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
wicketkeep
wicketkeep
verb
(cricket) To act as a wicketkeeper.
wicketkeeper
wicketkeeper
noun
(cricket) A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman.