A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
brightwood
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
browbeating
browbeating
verb
present participle of browbeat
cabinetworking
coachwright
cockthrowing
cockthrowing
noun
Alternative form of cock throwing
combwright
copywriting
copywriting
verb
present participle of copywrite
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterthwarting
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
Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
fruitgrower
fruitgrower
noun
A person or company that grows fruit.
fruitgrowing
fruitgrowing
noun
The commercial growing of fruit.
gabrilowitsch
garlicwort
geigertown
gentianwort
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
gilbertown
gingerwort
gipsywort
glidewort
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
heartwounding
hightower
hollingsworth
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
ingrowth
ingrowth
noun
(medicine) Growth inwards.
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
interflowing
interflowing
verb
present participle of interflow
intergrow
intergrow
verb
(intransitive) To grow together; intertwine.
intergrown
intergrown
adj
That have grown together and through each other.
intergrowth
intergrowth
noun
A growing together and through each other of two crystals.
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
interknowledge
interknowledge
noun
Reciprocal knowledge.
internetworking
internetworking
verb
present participle of internetwork
interworking
interworking
noun
Interoperability.
interwrought
interwwrought
inwrought
inwrought
adj
(figurative) Fixed, established, ingrained.
Having a design that has been worked or woven in.
kenningwort
klingerstown
knightswort
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lightwort
lingwort
metalworking
metalworking
noun
The art and craft of shaping metal.
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
mingwort
mingwort
noun
(obsolete, regional) Synonym of wormwood (“Artemisia species”)
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
nightwork
nightwork
noun
Work which is carried out at night.
nightworker
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
nonwithering
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outcrowding
outcrowding
verb
present participle of outcrowd
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outdrawing
outdrawing
verb
present participle of outdraw
outfrowning
outfrowning
verb
present participle of outfrown
outgrowing
outgrowing
noun
That which grows outward; outgrowth
verb
present participle of outgrow
outpowering
outpowering
verb
present participle of outpower
outswearing
outswearing
verb
present participle of outswear
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outtowering
outtowering
verb
present participle of outtower
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwarring
outwarring
verb
present participle of outwar
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outwearying
outwearying
verb
present participle of outweary
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
outwrangling
outwrangling
verb
present participle of outwrangle
outwrestling
outwrestling
verb
present participle of outwrestle
outwriggle
outwriggle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wriggling.
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
outwriggling
outwriggling
verb
present participle of outwriggle
outwring
outwring
verb
(poetic, transitive) To wring out.
outwringing
outwringing
verb
present participle of outwring
outwriting
outwriting
verb
present participle of outwrite
overstrewing
overstrewing
verb
present participle of overstrew
oversweetening
oversweetening
verb
present participle of oversweeten
overthrowing
overthrowing
verb
present participle of overthrow
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overwatering
overwatering
verb
present participle of overwater
overweight
overweight
adj
(investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
(transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
noun
(countable) An overweight person.
(countable, investment, finance) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
(uncountable, chiefly transport, law) An excess of weight.
(uncountable, healthcare) The condition of being overweight.
verb
(transitive) To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
overweighted
overweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overweight
overweighting
overweighting
verb
present participle of overweight
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
overwetting
overwetting
verb
present participle of overwet
overwintering
overwintering
noun
(medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host
The action of overwintering
verb
present participle of overwinter
overwriting
overwriting
verb
present participle of overwrite
partridgewood
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
ploughwright
ploughwright
noun
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of plowwright
plowgraith
plowrightia
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
preoverthrowing
ringtown
rowting
rowting
verb
present participle of rowt
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shillingsworth
shillingsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a shilling.
shortwaving
sightworthiness
sightworthy
sightworthy
adj
Worth seeing, or visiting in order to see.
songwright
songwright
noun
A songwriter.
songwriter
songwriter
noun
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.