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.
coachwright
counterthwarting
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
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
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
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.
gatewright
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
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
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
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.
sapphirewing
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
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.
shortwaving
spaewright
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.
thrawing
thwarting
thwarting
noun
An instance of blocking or obstructing.
verb
present participle of thwart
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
toothdrawing
toothdrawing
noun
The extraction of teeth, as by a dentist.
twatterlight
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
unthwarting
unwithdrawing
unwithdrawing
adj
That does not withdraw.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
waggonwright
waggonwright
noun
Alternative form of wagonwright
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
wahlenbergia
wainwright
wainwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs wagons
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
washingtonboro
watertight
watertight
adj
(figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
watertightal
watertightness
watertightness
noun
(rare) The condition of being watertight
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
weathering
weathering
noun
(architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
(geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
(obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
The action of weather on objects exposed to it.
verb
present participle of weather
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weatherizing
weatherizing
noun
A protective coating, or layer of insulation, as on a house or car.
verb
present participle of weatherize
weathermaking
weathermaking
noun
The (attempted) influencing of the weather, by magic or technology.
weatherologist
weatherologist
noun
(rare) A meteorologist.
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
weathertight
weathertight
adj
Sealed against the wind and rain.
weathertightness
weighbar
weighbridgeman
weighbridgeman
noun
A man who operates a weighbridge.
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
weightchaser
whangarei
wharfing
wharfing
noun
(engineering) A technique of facing seawalls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
The material for constructing a wharf.
verb
present participle of wharf
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.