In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
backwasher
backwasher
noun
(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
benchwarmers
benchwarmers
noun
plural of benchwarmer
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
bewitcheries
bewitcheries
noun
plural of bewitchery
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
breechesflower
buckwasher
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
bushwhackers
bushwhackers
noun
plural of bushwhacker
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
carwashes
carwashes
noun
plural of carwash
cashdrawer
cathedralwise
channelwards
channelwards
adv
Towards a channel.
charlestown
charlesworth
charmwise
chawers
chawers
noun
plural of chawer
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
cheeseflower
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chestertown
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chewers
chewers
noun
plural of chewer
choirwise
choirwise
adv
in the manner of a choir; antiphonally
chowderheadedness
chowderheads
chowderheads
noun
plural of chowderhead
chowders
chowders
noun
plural of chowder
chowries
chowries
noun
plural of chowry
churchwardenism
churchwardens
churchwardens
noun
plural of churchwarden
churchwardenship
churchwardenship
noun
The role or office of a churchwarden.
churchwise
clerihews
clerihews
noun
plural of clerihew.
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowherbs
cowherds
cowherds
noun
plural of cowherd
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crawfishes
crawfishes
noun
plural of crawfish
crenshaw
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
cushewbird
cushionflower
dowitchers
dowitchers
noun
plural of dowitcher
eschewer
eschewer
noun
One who eschews.
eschewers
eschewers
noun
plural of eschewer
forwardsearch
frenchwise
henceforwards
henceforwards
adv
(archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
housewrecker
jawcrusher
kirschwasser
kirschwasser
noun
A distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
mcsherrystown
micawberish
morrowspeech
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
paschflower
pinwrenches
prestwich
prestwich
Proper noun
a town in Bury borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire.
rechews
rechews
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rechew
respectworthy
respectworthy
adj
Worthy of or deserving respect; respectable.
richweeds
richweeds
noun
plural of richweed
scarecrowish
scarecrowish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a scarecrow.
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
schaefferstown
scharwenka
schwabacher
schwarmerei
schwarmereis
schweiker
schweinfurt
schweitzer
schweizer
schweizerkase
schwendenerian
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwerin
schwerin
Proper noun
A city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, and capital of the region.
schwertner
schwitters
schwitzer
scowther
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
screwhead
screwhead
noun
The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
screwish
screwish
adj
(dated) Characteristic of an old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
screwship
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shipwreck
shipwreck
noun
(countable, uncountable) An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
(figurative) destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
verb
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shipwrecking
shipwrecking
verb
present participle of shipwreck
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
shirewick
shrewmmice
shrewstruck
speechwriter
speechwriter
noun
someone who writes speeches for others, especially as a profession
starchflower
swashbuckler
swashbuckler
noun
A daring adventurer.
A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and lighthearted tone.
A swordsman or fencer who engages in showy or extravagant sword play.
swashbucklerdom
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbucklers
swashbucklers
noun
plural of swashbuckler
swashbucklery
swashbucklery
noun
adventure and excitement; that which is swashbuckling
swatcher
switchbacker
switcher
switcher
noun
(electronics) A switchmode power supply.
(rail transport, US) A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter.
(television) Synonym of vision mixer (“device for selecting between video sources”)
One who or that which operates a switch.
One who or that which switches, or changes to something else.
switcheroo
switcheroo
noun
(informal, Canada, US) A sneaky, unexpected, or clever swap or exchange.
verb
(transitive, uncommon) To swap or exchange surreptitiously.
switcheroos
switcheroos
noun
plural of switcheroo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switcheroo
switchers
switchers
noun
plural of switcher
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
switchkeeper
switchover
switchover
noun
A complete change or switch from one state, system or course of action to another.
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thermoswitch
thermoswitch
noun
(biochemistry) A form of riboswitch incorporating a thermosensor and thus responsive to temperature changes.
thumbscrew
thumbscrew
noun
(figuratively) A weakness that can be taken advantage of.
A screw that can be turned with the thumb and fingers.
An instrument of torture used to crush the fingers.
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
trencherwise
trenchwise
twitchers
twitchers
noun
plural of twitcher
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
watchcries
watchers
watchers
noun
plural of watcher
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchtowers
watchtowers
noun
plural of watchtower
weathercast
weathercast
noun
(meteorology) A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television.