A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
blackwashing
blackwashing
noun
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as belonging to a black race of people.
(derogatory) The revisionist portrayal of something as evil.
The application of a coating of blackwash.
verb
present participle of blackwash
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
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
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.
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
dishwashings
dishwashings
noun
plural of dishwashing
dishwiping
diswashing
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
englishtown
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
eschewing
eschewing
verb
present participle of eschew
evilwishing
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
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
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
freewheelingness
gabrilowitsch
gawish
gawkish
gawkish
adj
gawky
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gentlewomanish
gershwin
gewgawish
gewgawish
adj
showy; gaudy
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
grasswidowhood
grasswidowhood
noun
Alternative form of grass widowhood
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
handsewing
handwringers
handwringers
noun
plural of handwringer
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
harrowingness
harrowingness
noun
The quality of being harrowing.
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawsing
hawsing
verb
present participle of hawse
headlongwise
heavyweights
heavyweights
noun
plural of heavyweight
hedgewise
hedgewise
adv
In the manner of a hedge.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
highbrows
highbrows
noun
plural of highbrow
hightstown
highways
highways
noun
plural of highway
hingeways
hollingsworth
hookswinging
hornswoggling
hornswoggling
verb
present participle of hornswoggle
horsedrawing
horsewhipping
horsewhipping
noun
A beating with a horsewhip.
verb
present participle of horsewhip
houghsinew
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(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
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
interwhistling
knightstown
knightswort
knownothingism
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lightweights
lightweights
noun
plural of lightweight
ludwigshafen
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
mcknightstown
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mugwumpish
mugwumpish
adj
(US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
neowashingtonia
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightgowns
nightgowns
noun
plural of nightgown
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwards
notwithstanding
notwithstanding
adv
Nevertheless, all the same.
conj
Although; despite; even though.
prep
In spite of, despite.
nowanights
nowanights
adv
During the night at the present time; in modern nights.
oswegatchie
outweighs
outweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweigh
outwishing
outwishing
verb
present participle of outwish
overshadowing
overshadowing
noun
A dominating shadow or malign influence.
verb
present participle of overshadow
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
overweighs
overweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweigh
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
overwhelmingness
overwhelmingness
noun
The property of being overwhelming.
paperweights
paperweights
noun
plural of paperweight
pennyweights
pennyweights
noun
plural of pennyweight
pigwash
pigwash
noun
pigswill
playwrightess
playwrightess
noun
(rare) A female playwright.
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
pushwainling
rainwashing
rainwashing
verb
present participle of rainwash
reshowering
reshowing
reshowing
noun
A second or subsequent showing
verb
present participle of reshow
rewashing
rewashing
verb
present participle of rewash
reweighs
reweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reweigh
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
sapphirewing
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
schleswig
schleswig
Proper noun
The region between the rivers Eider/Ejder and Kongeå/Königsau, to the north of Holstein. The southern part of Jutland.
schwing
schwing
intj
(slang, US) An exclamation of excitement or attraction.
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
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.
shadowing
shadowing
noun
(computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
(education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
(espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
A faint representation; an adumbration.
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
verb
present participle of shadow
shallowing
shallowing
noun
The act of becoming shallower.
verb
present participle of shallow
shawing
shawling
shawling
noun
An act of wrapping in a shawl.
verb
present participle of shawl
sheetwriting
shellblowing
shewing
shewing
verb
(archaic) present participle of shew
shillingsworth
shillingsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a shilling.
shingletown
shinglewise
shinglewise
adv
Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.