(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.
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
bretwaldaship
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
disworkmanship
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
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
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
harpwaytuning
harpwise
harwichport
horsewomanship
horsewomanship
noun
A woman's ability to ride a horse.
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.
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.
pantherwood
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
parishwide
paschflower
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
patchworking
patchworking
noun
The making of patchworks
verb
present participle of patchwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
patchworky
patchworky
adj
Like patchwork; untidy, variegated, higgledy-piggledy.
peachwort
peshawar
peshawar
Proper noun
The capital of North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, situated near Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
phosphowolframic
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
phrenoward
phulwara
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
plowshare
plowshare
noun
(American spelling) The cutting edge of a plow, typically a metal blade.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
porokaiwhiria
porokaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) pigeonwood
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
purwannah
sapphirewing
sawsharper
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.
sharpsaw
sharptown
sharpware
sheepwalker
shipward
shipward
adv
toward a ship
shipwards
shipwards
adv
Towards a ship.
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.
slaveownership
slaveownership
noun
The role or status of a slaveowner.
spaewright
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.
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
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
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.
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
telpherway
telpherway
noun
The system of wires along which a telpher travels.
thistlewarp
thistlewarp
noun
(obsolete) The goldfinch.
thwartship
thwartships
tidewaitership
tidewaitership
noun
The state or business of a tide waiter (customs inspector).
twalpennyworth
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.
upharrow
upharrow
verb
(transitive, poetic, archaic) To tear up.
uphillward
uphillward
adj
(obsolete) Heading uphill.
upwreathe
upwreathe
verb
Alternative form of upwreath
wachapreague
waitership
walpurgisnacht
walpurgisnacht
Noun
Walpurgis night, a feast of witchcraft in German folklore; any orgiastic or bacchanalian party.
wardenship
wardenship
noun
the state of being a warden
wardenships
wardenships
noun
plural of wardenship
wardership
wardership
noun
The role or status of warder.
wardship
wardship
noun
(chiefly law) The state of being a ward of someone.
(historical) In English feudal law, the guardianship which the lord had of the land of his vassal while the latter was an infant or minor.
wardships
wardships
noun
plural of wardship
wareship
warpath
warpath
noun
(figurative) A course of action that leads to battle or hostility.
(historical) The route taken by a party of Native Americans going on a warlike expedition.
warpaths
warpaths
noun
plural of warpath
warriorship
warship
warship
noun
Any ship built or armed for naval combat.
warships
warships
noun
plural of warship
washproof
washproof
adj
Capable of being washed without damage or loss.
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchstrap
watchstrap
noun
A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband.
waterheap
watermanship
watermanship
noun
Skill in propelling oneself through the water, whether by swimming or boating.
waterphone
waterphone
noun
An acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
An instrument for detecting leaks in pipes by their sound, consisting of a rod attached to an earpiece.
wazirship
weatherproof
weatherproof
adj
Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather.
verb
(UK) To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather.
weatherproofed
weatherproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weatherproof
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
weatherproofness
weatherproofness
noun
The quality or degree of being weatherproof.
weatherproofs
weatherproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weatherproof
weatherstrip
weatherstrip
noun
(US) A narrow piece of material used to prevent cold air from entering a building through the edge of a window or a door.
verb
To apply such a strip.
weatherstripped
weatherstripped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of weatherstrip
weatherstrippers
weatherstripping
weatherstripping
noun
The act of sealing an opening with weatherstrip.
a piece of weatherstrip material
verb
present participle of weatherstrip
weatherstrips
weatherstrips
noun
plural of weatherstrip
whapper
whapper
noun
Alternative form of whopper
whappers
whappers
noun
plural of whapper
wharp
wharp
noun
(UK, dated) A fine sand from the banks of the Trent, used as a polishing powder.
whipcrack
whipcrack
noun
The crack of a whip.
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipcraft
whipcraft
noun
(politics) The art or skill of a political whip, who enforces the party's policies in votes.
The art or skill of using a whip, for example in training animals.
whipgraft
whipgraft
noun
Alternative form of whip graft
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
whipmaster
whipmaster
noun
Synonym of whipman
whipparee
whipparee
noun
Any of various stingrays of the coastal United States, including the cownose ray.
whippersnapper
whippersnapper
noun
(colloquial, dated) A young and cheeky or presumptuous person.