A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
cowpuncher
cowpuncher
noun
(informal) A cowboy
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
dewanship
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
interownership
interownership
noun
The ownership of a resource by multiple parties.
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
mellowphone
nephew
nephew
noun
(archaic) A son of one's child.
A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
nephews
nephews
noun
plural of nephew
nephewship
nephewship
noun
The role or status of a nephew.
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
nymphwise
overwhipping
overwhipping
verb
present participle of overwhip
ownership
ownership
noun
(business) Responsibility for something.
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
ownerships
ownerships
noun
plural of ownership
pandlewhew
pantherwood
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
pennywhistle
pennywhistle
noun
(music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
pennyworths
pennyworths
noun
plural of pennyworth
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
penwright
pheasantwood
pheasantwood
noun
The tree Senna siamea.
phrenoward
pinwheel
pinwheel
noun
A cogged (toothed) gear.
A firework which forms a kind of spinning wheel.
A pastry which resembles the artificial flowers above, with some filling or topping in the center.
An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
Any food product consisting of layers (for example of pastry and sweet filling, or of bread and meat) rolled into a spiral, visually similar to a cinnamon roll.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To spin.
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
pinwheels
pinwheels
noun
plural of pinwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinwheel
pinwrenches
powderhorn
powderhorn
noun
A horn in which gunpowder is carried.
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
preoverthrowing
preoverthrown
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
preshown
preshown
verb
past participle of preshow
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
preweighing
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
preworthiness
prophetstown
sapphirewing
shepherdstown
shipowner
shipowner
noun
(nautical) Someone who owns a ship.
shipshewana
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shopwomen
shopwomen
noun
plural of shopwoman
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
spanghew
spanghew
verb
(transitive, Scotland, Northern England, rare, said especially of frogs and toads) To strike and cause to fly in the air.
‘to inflate a frog and bowl it across the surface of a pond’
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
stephentown
stepnephew
stepnephew
noun
(rare) The son of one's stepbrother or stepsister
(rare) The stepson of one's sibling
subwardenship
swamphen
swamphen
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae.
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
sweepwashings
swindlership
swindlership
noun
(rare) The state of being a swindler.
swineherdship
swineherdship
noun
The role or status of swineherd.
taiwanhemp
threepennyworth
threepennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth threepence.
twalpennyworth
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
unfellowshiped
unfellowshiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfellowship
unpathwayed
unpathwayed
adj
Without a path.
unpraiseworthy
unpraiseworthy
adj
Not praiseworthy.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unwhelped
unwhelped
adj
Not whelped.
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
unwhipped
unwhipped
adj
Not whipped.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhip
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
unwhispered
unwhispered
adj
Not whispered.
unwhispering
unwhispering
adj
Not whispering.
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
unworshipped
unworshipped
adj
Not worshipped.
upwrench
upwrench
verb
(transitive, poetic) To wrench upward; to tear up or uproot.
wahpeton
wanhope
wanhope
noun
(UK dialectal or archaic) Lack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
Vain hope; overconfidence; delusion.
wanshape
wappenschaw
wappenschawing
wappenshaw
wappenshawing
wardenship
wardenship
noun
the state of being a warden
wardenships
wardenships
noun
plural of wardenship
waspishness
waspishness
noun
the quality of being waspish
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
waterphone
waterphone
noun
An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
weaponshaw
weaponshow
weaponshowing
weaponsmith
weaponsmith
noun
A person skilled at making edged weapons
weaponsmithy
weaponsmithy
noun
Synonym of weaponsmithing
weapschawing
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind
verb
present participle of weatherproof
weatherproofness
weatherproofness
noun
The quality or degree of being weatherproof.
weatherstripping
weatherstripping
noun
The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip.
a piece of weatherstrip material
verb
present participle of weatherstrip
westphalian
westphalian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Westphalia region or its people and culture.
Of or pertaining to Westphalian Low German.
Of or pertaining to the of 1648 which established a new system of political order in central Europe, based on the concept of co-existing sovereign states.
Noun
Someone from Westphalia
One of the major dialect groups of West Low German (also called Westfalish) spoken in Westphalia.
A European phase of the upper Carboniferous period.
A warmblood horse bred in the Westphalia region.
wheelspin
wheelspin
noun
(automotive) The spinning of the wheels of a vehicle on the surface of the ground with greatly reduced friction and little movement of the vehicle, especially when starting.
wheeping
wheepling
wheepling
verb
present participle of wheeple
whelping
whelping
verb
present participle of whelp
whelpling
whelpling
noun
A little whelp.
whereupon
whereupon
conj
After which, in consequence.
Upon which.
whiffenpoof
whiffenpoof
noun
A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.
whimpering
whimpering
noun
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
verb
present participle of whimper
whimperingly
whimperingly
adv
With a whimpering sound.
whipperginny
whippersnapper
whippersnapper
noun
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person.
whippersnappers
whippersnappers
noun
plural of whippersnapper
whippiness
whippiness
noun
The state or condition of being whippy.
whisperation
whisperation
noun
Whispering; whispered speech.
whispering
whispering
adj
associated with whispers
that whispers
noun
Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
verb
present participle of whisper
whisperingly
whisperingly
adv
In a whispering manner; quietly.
whisperingness
whisperingness
noun
The quality of something that whispers, or makes a soft, breathy sound.
whisperings
whisperings
noun
plural of whispering
whitecapping
whitecapping
noun
(US, historical) The vigilante actions carried out by whitecaps.
wimpishness
wimpishness
noun
The state or quality of being wimpish.
windowshopped
wineshop
wineshop
noun
(India) A liquor store.
A shop selling wine.
wineshops
wineshops
noun
plural of wineshop
winthorpe
wirephotoing
witherspoon
wolverhampton
wolverhampton
Proper noun
A city in the West Midlands of England.
worshipfulness
worshipfulness
noun
The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
wranglership
wranglership
noun
The honor or position of being a wrangler at the University of Cambridge, England.