A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
archmugwump
archwag
arkwright
arkwright
noun
(obsolete) A maker of cabinets or chests.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
brainwashing
brainwashing
noun
Alternative spelling of brain-washing
verb
present participle of brainwash
brainwashjng
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
brightwaters
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
changewater
chugwater
chugwater
Proper noun
A town in the state of Wyoming, United States.
coachwright
counterthwarting
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
fanwright
fanwright
noun
(historical) A person who makes fans for use in winnowing.
featherweight
featherweight
noun
A sportsman who fights in this division.
A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwing
feuchtwanger
fliegerabwehrkanone
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
gabrilowitsch
gahrwali
galsworthy
garhwali
garhwali
Proper noun
A Central Pahari language of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly by the Garhwal people of Uttarakhand, India. Some sources consider it to be a dialect of Hindi.
gatchwork
gatchwork
noun
Decorative work made from gatch.
gatewright
gawkhammer
gearwheel
gearwheel
noun
Alternative spelling of gear wheel
gearwheels
gearwheels
noun
plural of gearwheel
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
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
graywether
graywether
noun
Alternative form of greywether
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
gruhenwald
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hagworm
hagworm
noun
(UK, dialectal) A blindworm.
(UK, dialectal) A common snake (as an adder or a viper).
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hangworm
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harpwaytuning
harrowing
harrowing
adj
Causing pain or distress.
noun
(Christianity) Christ's ravaging or hostile incursion of Hell, conducted between his crucifixion and resurrection, in which he liberated the souls of the righteous held captive by Satan.
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
housewarmings
housewarmings
noun
plural of housewarming
interwreathing
interwreathing
verb
present participle of interwreathe
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
langworthy
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
leatherworking
leatherworking
noun
The manufacture of articles from leather.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
mouthwatering
mouthwatering
adj
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.
That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing; that makes one salivate.
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
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightward
nightward
adj
Toward night.
nightwards
nightwear
nightwear
noun
Clothes worn at nighttime or in bed, such as pyjamas
nonwatertight
nonwatertight
adj
Not watertight.
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overwatching
overwatching
verb
present participle of overwatch
overweightage
overweightage
noun
(India) Extra or undue weight or importance.
paperweight
paperweight
noun
(slang) A useless piece of equipment.
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrighting
playwrighting
noun
Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
playwrightry
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
plowgraith
plowrightia
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
rainwashing
rainwashing
verb
present participle of rainwash
rawhiding
rawhiding
verb
present participle of rawhide
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
rightward
rightward
adj
To or from the right.
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
roughdraw
sapphirewing
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
shadowgram
shadowgram
noun
An image produced by means of shadowgraphy.
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.
shortwaving
spaewright
stageworthy
stageworthy
adj
(theater) Worthy, fit, or deserving of stage presentation; stageable.
stagewright
stagewright
noun
A playwright.
straightaway
straightaway
adj
Extending into the distance in a straight line.
adv
Alternative form of straight away (“at once; immediately”)
noun
A straight section of a racetrack.
straightforward
straightforward
adj
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere
easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating
adv
In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.
straightforwarder
straightforwardest
straightforwardly
straightforwardly
adv
In a straightforward manner.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
straightforwards
straightfoward
straightwards
straightway
straightway
adv
(dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately).
(nonstandard) Directly.
straightways
straightways
adv
Synonym of straightway
noun
plural of straightway
straightwise
straightwise
adv
straight; on an unerring course; directly
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
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
sweethearting
sweethearting
noun
(business, retail) theft by employees at the cash register, as for example by giving away merchandise to friends and family
(dated) courting; lovemaking
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
switchgrass
switchgrass
noun
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
thoroughwax
thoroughwax
noun
An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
The thoroughwort.
thoroughway
thoroughway
noun
A thoroughfare.
A way through, passageway.
thrawing
throughway
throughway
noun
(US) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.