The most populous province of Flanders and Belgium.
The capital city of the eponymous
antwerpen
arrowplate
athwartship
athwartship
adj
(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.
bewrapt
bewrapt
adj
(archaic, poetic) wrapped
breastplow
bretwaldaship
caperwort
caperwort
noun
Any plant of the family Capparaceae
carpenterworm
carpenterworm
noun
The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae
carpetweb
carpetweed
carpetweed
noun
A low-growing North American weed (Mollugo verticillata).
Ajuga reptans (common bugleweed, creeping bugle).
Phyla canescens, of South America.
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
carpetwork
carpetwork
noun
carpeting generally
carpetwoven
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
deepwater
deepwater
adj
Alternative form of deep-water
deepwaterman
deepwatermen
downpatrick
downtrampling
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawplate
drawplate
noun
A hardened plate of metal, ruby, etc. having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
drawpoint
drawstop
edwardsport
enwrapment
enwrapment
noun
A wrapper or envelope.
The act of enwrapping.
enwrapt
enwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
giftwrapped
giftwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of giftwrap
giftwrapping
giftwrapping
noun
Alternative form of gift-wrapping
verb
present participle of giftwrap
grapewort
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
harwichport
interwrap
interwrap
adj
Between wraps.
noun
The act or condition of interwrapping.
verb
To intertwine; to wrap together.
interwrapped
interwrapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwrap
interwrapping
interwrapping
verb
present participle of interwrap
inwrapment
inwrapt
inwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of inwrap
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
palsywort
palsywort
noun
The cowslip (Primula veris)..
pantherwood
pantrywoman
pantrywoman
noun
A female pantryman.
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
parrotwise
parrotwise
adv
In parrot fashion; with thoughtless repetition.
parsleywort
partlow
partridgewood
partway
partway
adv
In part.
To some extent.
passionwort
passworts
pasturewise
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.
patrolwoman
patrolwoman
noun
A female equivalent of a patrolman
patrolwomen
patrolwomen
noun
plural of patrolwoman
patternwise
patwari
patwari
noun
(Bangladesh, India, Pakistan) An official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling.
peachwort
pearlwort
pearlwort
noun
Any of several flowering plants that have flowers the shape and size of small pearls:
in genus Colobanthus
in genus Sagina,
pentwater
periwigpated
photoplaywright
photoplaywright
noun
(dated) A screenwriter for movies.
plaitwork
plasterwise
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
platework
plateworker
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
playwriter
playwriter
noun
One who writes plays; a playwright.
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
playwritings
playwritings
noun
plural of playwriting
plowgraith
plowrightia
polywater
polywater
noun
(pseudoscience) A supposed polymeric form of water reported to have been produced in fine capillaries; now known to be illusory.
pomewater
pomewater
noun
A kind of sweet, juicy apple.
portadown
portadown
Proper noun
A town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
portway
postwar
postwar
adj
Alternative spelling of post-war
postward
postward
adv
Toward the winning post in a race.
potwaller
potwaller
noun
(now historical) A man with his own fireplace where a pot of water could be boiled, thus qualifying him to vote in a parliamentary election in certain English boroughs before the 1832 Reform Act.
potwalloper
potwalloper
noun
Alternative form of pot-walloper
potware
powderization
powderization
noun
The process, or the result of powderizing
powerboat
powerboat
noun
A small, fast motorboat.
powerboats
powerboats
noun
plural of powerboat
powerplants
powerplants
noun
plural of powerplant
powerstat
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
preacknowledgement
preacknowledgement
noun
Alternative form of preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
preacknowledgment
noun
acknowledgment in advance
prebestowal
prewarrant
prewarrant
adj
Prior to a warrant.
pristaw
proteanwise
prowaterpower
rewrapt
sapwort
screwplate
screwplate
noun
A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
shadowgraphist
shadowgraphist
noun
An entertainer who produces the silhouettes of animals, etc. by selectively blocking parts of a light source.
sharptown
snapwort
soapwort
soapwort
noun
Any perennial herb of the genus Saponaria.
soapworts
soapworts
noun
plural of soapwort
spaewright
sparrowtail
sparrowtongue
sparrowwort
sparrowwort
noun
An evergreen shrub, Erica passerina.
Any plant in the genus Passerina
Any plant in the genus Thymelaea
spatterware
spatterware
noun
Synonym of spongeware
spatterwork
spatterwork
noun
Art produced by spattering ink or paint against a surface.
spawneater
spearwort
spearwort
noun
Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus.
splatterwork
splatterwork
noun
(art) The creation of a design on a surface by spattering colouring matter upon it.
sportswear
sportswear
noun
casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear.
sportswears
sportswoman
sportswoman
noun
(UK) A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.
sportswomanly
sportswomanship
sportswomanship
noun
(used of a woman) sportsmanship
sprawliest
sprawliest
adj
superlative form of sprawly: most sprawly
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
spurnwater
spurnwater
noun
(nautical) A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.
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
stopwater
strapwork
strapwork
noun
(art, historical) A stylized representation of strips or bands of curling leather parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven.
strapwort
strapwort
noun
The plant Corrigiola litoralis.
superacknowledgment
superwealthy
superwealthy
adj
Very wealthy
sweatproof
sweatproof
adj
Resistant to sweat.
sweetheartship
sweetheartship
noun
The state of being a sweetheart or lover.
taperwise
taperwise
adj
tapering
adv
taperingly
tapework
tapeworm
tapeworm
noun
(countable) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum.
(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.