(nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
adv
Alternative form of athwartships
athwartships
athwartships
adv
(nautical) Across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel.
bashawship
bashawship
noun
The role or status of a bashaw.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bophuthatswana
bophuthatswana
Proper noun
A former bantustan in the northwestern region of South Africa.
bretwaldaship
capshaw
chippewas
chippeways
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
depthways
dewanship
disworkmanship
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
harpwise
hawsepiece
hawsepipe
hawsepipe
noun
(nautical) metal pipe fitted into a hawsehole, to protect the wood
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
landownership
landownership
noun
The land belonging to a landowner; a smallholding.
The state or position of landowner.
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
nawabship
nawabship
noun
The rank or condition of a nawab.
newspaperish
newspaperish
adj
(humorous) Overly professionalist; palpably mechanical in execution.
Prone to using cliché phrases.
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
pamphletwise
pamphletwise
adv
In the form of a pamphlet.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
parishwide
pasahow
paschflower
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
pathways
pathways
noun
plural of pathway
pawhuska
pawhuska
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
pawnshop
pawnshop
noun
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
pawnshops
pawnshops
noun
plural of pawnshop
penwomanship
penwomanship
noun
A woman's skill in handwriting.
peshawar
peshawar
Proper noun
The capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, situated near Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
peshwa
peshwa
noun
(now historical) Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.
peshwaship
peshwaship
noun
The role or status of a peshwa.
pheasantwood
pheasantwood
noun
The tree Senna siamea.
phosphowolframic
piankashaw
pigwash
pigwash
noun
pigswill
playfellowship
playfellowship
noun
(rare) The state or duration of being playfellows; camaraderie between children.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
plowheads
plowheads
noun
plural of plowhead
plowmanship
plowmanship
noun
Alternative form of ploughmanship
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
ponhaws
possumhaw
possumhaw
noun
Deciduous Holly, Ilex decidua.
potshaw
praiseworthily
praiseworthily
adv
In a praiseworthy manner.
praiseworthiness
praiseworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
praiseworthy
praiseworthy
adj
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
praisworthily
praisworthiness
praisworthiness
noun
The state of being praiseworthy
prattshollow
preshadow
prewash
prewash
noun
A quick rinse given to objects before they are washed properly.
verb
To rinse something before washing it properly.
prewashed
prewashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prewash
prewashes
prewashes
noun
plural of prewash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prewash
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
pshaw
pshaw
intj
Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief.
verb
(intransitive) To express disgust or contempt by saying "pshaw".
pshawed
pshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pshaw
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
pshaws
pshaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pshaw
pushwainling
sapowith
sapphirewing
sawsharper
saxapahaw
scapewheel
schwanpan
schwarzkopf
shadowgraph
shadowgraph
noun
(physics) An optical technique of visualizing patterns of fluid flow by using differences in refractive index
A shadow-picture; a radiograph or X-ray photograph; a sciagram.
verb
(photography) To take a picture by means of X-ray, radium, or similar source of actinic radiation.
(transitive) To outline in a shadow-picture on a screen.
shadowgraphic
shadowgraphic
adj
Relating to shadowgraphy.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
shadowgraphs
shadowgraphs
noun
plural of shadowgraph
shadowgraphy
shadowgraphy
noun
The creation of shadowgraph images.
The selective blocking of a light source in order to produce the silhouettes of animals, etc. as a form of entertainment.
shallowpate
shallowpate
noun
(derogatory) One whose thinking is shallow or superficial.
shallowpated
sharpsaw
sharptown
sharpware
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepwalker
shipshewana
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
shipway
shipway
noun
A navigable canal.
The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
shipways
shipways
noun
plural of shipway
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopwear
shopwear
noun
The condition of being shopworn; minor damage through being stored and handled in a retail outlet.
shopwoman
shopwoman
noun
A woman employed in a shop.
showmanship
showmanship
noun
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
showmanships
showmanships
noun
plural of showmanship
showplace
showplace
noun
A building or estate shown for its beauty or noteworthiness.
A location kept for display only.
showplaces
showplaces
noun
plural of showplace
shuswap
shuswap
Noun
A member of a First Nations people residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Proper noun
The traditional language of these people.
The tribe which this people constitutes.
shwanpan
shwanpans
shwanpans
noun
plural of shwanpan
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
snowmanship
snowmanship
noun
Skill in snowsport.
southpaw
southpaw
noun
(baseball) A left-handed pitcher.
(informal, idiomatic) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.
A boxer who leads with the right hand and guards with the left
southpaws
southpaws
noun
plural of southpaw
spaewright
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’
sparhawk
sparhawk
noun
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of sparrow hawk
sparrowbush
sparrowhawk
sparrowhawk
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a musket.
Alternative form of sparrow hawk; the American kestrel, Falco sparverius, of similar size and habit.
Any of numerous other relatively small Old World species of Accipiter, that prey on smaller birds or otherwise resemble A. nisus.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus, a small, short-winged European hawk that preys on smaller birds.
sparrowish
sparrowish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sparrow.
speechway
splashdown
splashdown
noun
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
splashdowns
splashdowns
noun
plural of splashdown
splashwing
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
sportswomanship
sportswomanship
noun
(used of a woman) sportsmanship
stewardship
stewardship
noun
Foresters believe in stewardship of the land.
The act of caring for or improving with time.
The rank or office of a steward.
stewardships
stewardships
noun
plural of stewardship
stopwatch
stopwatch
noun
A timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed between a particular time when activated and when the piece is deactivated.
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
subwardenship
sulphowolframic
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
superwealthy
superwealthy
adj
Very wealthy
swainship
swainship
noun
The condition of being a swain.
swamphen
swamphen
noun
Any of several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae.
swampish
swampish
adj
swampy
swampishness
swampishness
noun
The quality of being swampish.
sweatshop
sweatshop
noun
A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.
sweatshops
sweatshops
noun
plural of sweatshop
sweepwasher
sweepwasher
noun
(dated) One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver, or places where those metals are used.
sweepwashings
sweetheartship
sweetheartship
noun
The state of being a sweetheart or lover.
swordmanship
swordmanship
noun
Alternative form of swordsmanship
swordsmanship
swordsmanship
noun
the skill of using a sword
tablefellowship
tablefellowship
noun
The role or status of tablefellow.
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
thwartship
thwartships
tidewaitership
tidewaitership
noun
The state or business of a tide waiter (customs inspector).
towpaths
towpaths
noun
plural of towpath
tushepaw
understewardship
understewardship
noun
The role or status of understeward.
unpraiseworthy
unpraiseworthy
adj
Not praiseworthy.
unwhisperable
unwhisperable
adj
Unable to be whispered; too sacred, terrible, etc. to be mentioned; unspeakable.
upshaw
waitership
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wampish
wampish
verb
(intransitive, Scotland, archaic) To wriggle, twist or swerve about, like a fish swimming
(transitive, intransitive, Scotland, archaic) To brandish or flourish, or be brandished or flourished.