Traditional pottery decorated by spattering or sponging on colour
spongewares
spongewares
noun
plural of spongeware
sportswriting
sportswriting
noun
Writing about sports.
sprawling
sprawling
adj
Expansive; extensive
That sprawls
noun
The act of one who sprawls.
verb
present participle of sprawl
sprawlingly
sprawlingly
adv
In a sprawling manner; widely and haphazardly.
springtown
springwater
springwater
noun
Water originating from a spring.
Water that is purportedly, and marketed as, originating from a spring, but is mostly or entirely filtered or tap water.
springwaters
springwaters
noun
plural of springwater
springwood
springwood
noun
The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
springwoods
springwoods
noun
plural of springwood
springworm
springwort
springwort
noun
The plant St John's wort.
springwurzel
spurgewort
spurgewort
noun
Any euphorbiaceous plant.
spurwing
spurwing
noun
Any of various butterflies of the genus Antigonus.
spurwinged
spurwinged
adj
(zoology) Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.
superacknowledgment
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
supergrowth
supergrowth
noun
(countable) A growth upon something else.
(uncountable) Very rapid growth.
supergrowths
supergrowths
noun
plural of supergrowth
superhighway
superhighway
noun
(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.
(by extension) A major route that carries most of the traffic going in a given direction by a specified mode of transportation.
(metaphoric) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.
superhighways
superhighways
noun
plural of superhighway
superknowledge
superknowledge
noun
superhuman or supernatural knowledge
superwager
superweening
superwrought
teletypewriting
teletypewriting
noun
The use of a teletypewriter.
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
typewriting
typewriting
noun
The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter.
The material produced by a typewriter; typescript.
verb
present participle of typewrite
typewritings
typewritings
noun
plural of typewriting
undersweeping
underwrapping
underwrapping
noun
(molecular biology) A state of being insufficiently desolvated, so that the main chain of hydrogen bonds in a protein are too accessible, rendering the protein unstable.
A material that forms an underwrapped layer.
The act of underwrapping something.
verb
present participle of underwrap
unprowling
unwarping
unwarping
adj
That does not warp.
verb
present participle of unwarp
unwhimpering
unwhimperingly
unwhispering
unwhispering
adj
Not whispering.
unworshiping
unworshiping
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipping
unworshipping
unworshipping
adj
Not taking part in worship.
unwrapping
unwrapping
noun
The act or process by which something is unwrapped.
verb
present participle of unwrap
upgrew
upgrew
verb
simple past tense of upgrow
upgrow
upgrow
verb
(archaic) To grow up
upgrowing
upgrowing
noun
The process of growth or maturation; growing up
verb
present participle of upgrow
upgrown
upgrown
verb
past participle of upgrow
upgrows
upgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upgrow
upgrowth
upgrowth
noun
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
upgrowths
upgrowths
noun
plural of upgrowth
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
upwring
upwrought
upwrought
adj
wrought-up
wachapreague
wallpapering
wallpapering
verb
present participle of wallpaper
walpurga
walpurgis
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.
wapogoro
wappinger
warningproof
warpage
warpage
noun
A charge per ton made on shipping.
The act or process of warping.
The warpedness resulting from that act or process.
warpages
warpages
noun
plural of warpage
warping
warping
noun
(geology) the deformation of the Earth's crust over a large area
An action or motion that warps or twists.
The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the weaver.
The practice of flooding agricultural land with turbid river water to add sediment to the soil.
verb
present participle of warp
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
weaponeering
weaponeering
verb
present participle of weaponeer
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
weatherstripping
weatherstripping
noun
The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip.
a piece of weatherstrip material
verb
present participle of weatherstrip
weepingwater
weighership
weighership
noun
The role or status of a weigher.
wellspring
wellspring
noun
(figurative) A perennial source of anything; a fountainhead of supply or emanation; resource.
The source of water for a stream, spring or well; a fountainhead; a wellhead.
wellsprings
wellsprings
noun
plural of wellspring
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.
whipgraft
whipgraft
noun
Alternative form of whip graft
whipperginny
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
widespreading
wingspread
wingspread
noun
The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.
wingspreads
wingspreads
noun
plural of wingspread
winnipegger
winnipegger
Noun
A native or resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
wirephotoing
wirepulling
wirepulling
verb
present participle of wirepull
wiretapping
wiretapping
noun
The installation or monitoring of wiretaps.
verb
present participle of wiretap
worshiping
worshiping
noun
(US) Alternative form of worshipping
verb
(US) present participle of worship
worshipingly
worshipingly
adv
(US) Alternative form of worshippingly
worshipping
worshipping
noun
An act of worship.
verb
(Britain) present participle of worship
worshippingly
worshippingly
adv
So as to worship.
wranglership
wranglership
noun
The honor or position of being a wrangler at the University of Cambridge, England.