(US) A female member of the House of Representatives
A female member of congress
congresswomen
congresswomen
noun
plural of congresswoman
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disembowelling
disembowelling
noun
The act by which somebody is disembowelled.
verb
(chiefly Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa) present participle of disembowel
dowagerism
dowagerism
noun
The rank or condition of a dowager.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
englishwoman
englishwoman
Noun
A female native or inhabitant of England; a woman who is English by birth, descent or naturalisation.
englishwomen
gallowsmaker
gallowsmaker
noun
A manufacturer of gallows.
gapeworms
gapeworms
noun
plural of gapeworm
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
glassworm
glassworm
noun
A phantom midge larva in the family Chaoboridae, which lives in freshwater and is nearly transparent.
An arrow worm in the phylum Chaetognatha, part of the marine zooplankton.
glowworms
glowworms
noun
plural of glowworm
goldwynism
goldwynism
Noun
Any of a number of often-repeated malapropisms originally uttered by US film producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) or a malapropism reminiscent of Goldwyn's utterances.
gownsman
gownsman
noun
(archaic) A civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
One whose professional habit is a gown, such as a divine, a lawyer, or a member of certain English universities.
gownsmen
gownsmen
noun
plural of gownsman
grassworm
grewsome
grewsome
adj
Obsolete spelling of gruesome
grewsomely
grewsomeness
grewsomer
grewsomest
grewsomest
adj
superlative form of grewsome: most grewsome
gromwells
gromwells
noun
plural of gromwell
growsome
growsome
adj
(dialectal) Alternative form of gruesome
(dialectal) Characterised or marked by growth; apt to grow; conducive to growing
grubworms
grubworms
noun
plural of grubworm
gumweeds
gumweeds
noun
plural of gumweed
gumwoods
gumwoods
noun
plural of gumwood
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
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
inswarming
knownothingism
kuskwogmiut
lugworms
lugworms
noun
plural of lugworm
lungworms
lungworms
noun
plural of lungworm
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
maywings
mcgraws
mcknightstown
measuringworm
megawatts
megawatts
noun
plural of megawatt
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
minesweeping
minesweeping
noun
(nautical) The detection and safe disposal of mines.
(slang) The act of looking for and drinking half-drunk alcoholic drinks that have been left by other attendees of a bar or nightclub.
misacknowledge
misacknowledge
verb
(rare) To fail to acknowledge; to acknowledge wrongly.
misawarding
misawarding
verb
present participle of misaward
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
misdrawing
misdrawing
noun
An inaccurate drawing.
verb
present participle of misdraw
misgrew
misgrew
verb
simple past tense of misgrow
misgrow
misgrow
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To grow incorrectly or amiss.
misgrowing
misgrowing
verb
present participle of misgrow
misgrown
misgrown
adj
Grown out of shape; misshapen.
verb
past participle of misgrow.
misgrows
misgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misgrow
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misknowing
misknowing
verb
present participle of misknow
misknowledge
misknowledge
noun
Misapprehension; imperfect or incorrect knowledge; misunderstanding.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
miswiring
miswiring
noun
incorrect wiring
miswording
miswording
noun
An instance of incorrect wording.
verb
present participle of misword
miswriting
miswriting
noun
(countable) A miswritten word.
verb
present participle of miswrite
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mowings
mowings
noun
plural of mowing
mugworts
mugworts
noun
plural of mugwort
mugwumpish
mugwumpish
adj
(US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
mugwumpism
mugwumpism
Noun
The acts and views of the mugwumps.
mugwumps
mugwumps
noun
plural of mugwump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mugwump
newfangledism
newmanising
newsmagazine
newsmagazine
noun
(broadcasting) A news show presenting feature-length stories on current events, rather than immediate reports.
A magazine that specializes in delivering news.
newsmagazines
newsmagazines
noun
plural of newsmagazine
newsmonger
newsmonger
noun
(colloquial) A journalist.
A gossip.
newsmongering
newsmongering
noun
sensationalistic, gossipy journalism
newsmongers
newsmongers
noun
plural of newsmonger
newsmongery
newsmongery
noun
Journalism, especially the type that is sensationalist.
The act of spreading gossip.
nonswimming
nonswimming
adj
Not of or pertaining to swimming.
outswimming
outswimming
verb
present participle of outswim
overswarming
overswarming
verb
present participle of overswarm
overwhelmingness
overwhelmingness
noun
The property of being overwhelming.
pilgrimwise
ringworms
ringworms
noun
plural of ringworm
sawmaking
sawmaking
noun
The manufacture of saws.
sawmilling
sawmilling
noun
The business of a sawmill
scrimshawing
scrimshawing
verb
present participle of scrimshaw
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
semiwaking
shadowgram
shadowgram
noun
An image produced by means of shadowgraphy.
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
snowmaking
snowmaking
noun
The artificial production of snow
snowmobiling
snowmobiling
noun
The use of a snowmobile for amusement.
springworm
stagworm
stagworm
noun
The larva of Cephenemyia auribarbis, which infests the stag.
stuffgownsman
summerweight
summerweight
adj
(of clothing) Of relatively light weight, intended for use in warm summers.
superacknowledgment
swagman
swagman
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, historical) A man who travels around with a swag (“bundle of personal items”); specifically, an itinerant person, often seeking work in exchange for food and lodging.
(Britain, archaic) A person who sells or trades in trinkets or items of low value.
(US, slang) A middleman who buys and sells stolen goods; a fence.
swagmen
swagmen
noun
plural of swagman
swagsman
swagsman
noun
(Australia, historical) Synonym of swagman (“itinerant traveller”)
Synonym of swagman (“middleman for stolen goods; a fence”)
swagsmen
swagsmen
noun
plural of swagsman
swamping
swamping
noun
An act of swamping (drenching or filling with water).
verb
present participle of swamp
swanmarking
swarming
swarming
noun
(colloquial, Canada) A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.
The motion of a swarm.
verb
present participle of swarm
swarmingness
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swedenborgism
swimming
swimming
noun
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.
verb
present participle of swim
swimmingly
swimmingly
adv
(figuratively, informal) In a very favourable manner; without difficulty; agreeably, successfully.
With a gliding motion suggesting swimming.
swimmingness
swimmingness
noun
The act or state of swimming; suffusion.
swimmings
swimmings
noun
plural of swimming
swingism
swingism
Noun
Opposition by agricultural labourers to new machinery that could put them out of work.
swingman
swingman
noun
(sports) A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball.
swingmen
swingmen
noun
plural of swingman
swingometer
swingometer
noun
(Britain) A graphic device used to illustrate swing in an election.
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
twigsome
twigsome
adj
Full of twigs; twiggy.
unswarming
unswarming
adj
Not swarming.
wagesman
wagesman
noun
Alternative form of wageman
waggonsmith
wagnerianism
wagnerism
wagnerism
Proper noun
The philosophical ideals put forward by
An attachment, sometimes fanatical, to the music of Wagner.
The use of the a form of labour union legislation.
wagonsmith
wagonsmith
noun
A maker of wagons, wainwright.
wagsome
wagsome
adj
Waggish.
walsingham
walsingham
Proper noun
A village in the English county of Norfolk
wampanoags
wampishing
wampishing
verb
present participle of wampish
wampumpeags
warmongers
warmongers
noun
plural of warmonger
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of warmonger
watchmakings
wegotism
wegotism
noun
(colloquial, dated) Excessive use of the pronoun we.
weighmaster
weighmaster
noun
Somebody who professionally weighs goods, a weigher.
whiggism
whiggism
noun
(historical) Principles, philosophy, methods of the Whigs.