(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.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awunctive
backwardation
backwardation
noun
(obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer or to a third party who lends stock, when the seller wishes to defer settlement until the next settlement day.
In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery of a commodity (the forward price) is lower than the price for immediate delivery (the spot price) or nearer delivery, generally arising from a near-term shortage of the commodity.
The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price.
bewitchedness
bewitchedness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitched.
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
bewitchments
bewitchments
noun
plural of bewitchment
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
brownistic
brownistical
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cabinetworker
cabinetworker
noun
One who makes cabinets; a practitioner of cabinetwork.
cabinetworking
cabinetworks
candlestickward
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantwise
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
centerwise
chatwin
chemawinite
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chinatown
chinatown
Noun
A district of a city or town (in a country other than China) in which there is a large concentration of Chinese residents and businesses.
chocowinity
citronwood
citronwood
noun
The wood of the citron tree (Citrus medica).
clewiston
clintwood
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
committeewoman
committeewoman
noun
(US) A woman who is a local leader of a political party.
A woman who is a member of a committee.
committeewomen
committeewomen
noun
plural of committeewoman
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
communitywide
communitywide
adj
Throughout a community.
componentwise
componentwise
adj
In terms of components.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
cornwallite
cornwallite
noun
(mineralogy) A basic copper arsenate mineral with chemical formula Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄.
cottonwick
cottonwick
noun
A grunt (fish) of the species Haemulon melanurum
cotwin
cotwin
noun
A twin's twin.
cotwinned
counterbewitch
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
countercurrentwise
countercurrentwise
adv
countercurrently
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
counterview
counterview
noun
(countable) An opposing viewpoint.
A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each other by opposition; contrast.
A posture in which two persons face each other.
counterviews
counterviews
noun
plural of counterview
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighing
counterweighing
verb
present participle of counterweigh
counterweight
counterweight
noun
A heavy mass of often iron or concrete, mechanically linked in opposition to a load which is to be raised and lowered, with the intent of reducing the amount of work which must be done to effect the raising and lowering. Counterweights are used, for example, in cable-hauled elevators and some kinds of movable bridges (e.g. a bascule bridge).
verb
(transitive) To fit with a counterweight.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
counterwill
counterwilling
counterwind
counterwind
noun
A wind that blows in the opposite direction to another.
counterwitness
counterwitness
noun
A witness whose testimony contradicts that of another witness.
verb
To act as a counterwitness.
counterworking
counterworking
verb
present participle of counterwork
counterwrite
countrywide
countrywide
adj
Throughout a country; nationwide.
countywide
countywide
adj
Occurring or extending throughout a county
adv
Throughout a county.
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crescentwise
crescentwise
adv
In the form of a crescent.
crownation
currentwise
currentwise
adv
In the manner of a current.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
czernowitz
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
discrownment
ditchdown
downpatrick
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
electrowin
electrowin
verb
To win (extract) electrically.
electrowinning
electrowinning
noun
The electrodeposition of metals from their ores that have been put in solution or liquefied.
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
fredericktown
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
kitchenwife
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
lawrencite
lawrencite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing chlorine, iron, and nickel.
manitowoc
manitowoc
Proper noun
a city on the shore of Wisconsin, USA
the in Wisconsin, which flows into Lake Michigan at Manitowoc.
mauricetown
mcknightstown
mechanicstown
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
newtonic
nicktown
nightcrawler
nightcrawler
noun
(chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.
An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
ninnywatch
northwich
northwich
Proper noun
a town in Cheshire, England.
notchwing
notchwing
noun
Any of various moths of the genus Acleris (syn. Teras).
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
pedricktown
pestilenceweed
pestilencewort
pickstown
provincetown
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
quincewort
quincewort
Noun
squinancywort
ricetown
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
schweinfurt
scorpionwort
scrawniest
scrawniest
adj
superlative form of scrawny: most scrawny
screenwriter
screenwriter
noun
One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.
scriptwriting
scriptwriting
noun
The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
scutcheonwise
slackwittedness
stitchdown
swinecote
swinecote
noun
(dated) A pigsty.
swingstock
switching
switching
noun
Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
Change from one product/service provider to another.
Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
verb
present participle of switch
switchings
switchings
noun
plural of switching
switchman
switchman
noun
A person who operates railway switches which route trains onto rail tracks.
A person whose job is to help in the switching of railcars in a railway yard.
switchmen
switchmen
noun
plural of switchman
thickwind
thwacking
thwacking
noun
The action or sound of a thwack; a beating.
verb
present participle of thwack
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
trencherwise
trenchwise
twickenham
twickenham
Proper noun
A town in southwest London
Twickenham Stadium, the largest rugby stadium in England
twistification
twistification
noun
(archaic or nonstandard) The act of twisting or its result; convolution or distortion.
(countable) A type of dance.
twitcheling
twitchiness
twitchiness
noun
The state of being nervous and unsettled; edginess.
The state of being twitchy, physical restlessness.
twitching
twitching
adj
That twitches.
noun
(birdwatching) Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species.
The motion of something that twitches.
verb
present participle of twitch
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
unbewitch
unbewitch
verb
(transitive) To free from a curse or enchantment.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
unbewitching
unbewitching
adj
Not bewitching.
noun
The cancellation of a spell cast upon somebody or something.