Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
mopehawk
mopehawk
noun
Alternative form of morepork (“the bird”)
paddywhack
paddywhack
noun
(dated) A blow; a slap.
(dated, derogatory) An Irishman.
(slang) The paxwax (ligament of the neck in quadrupeds).
verb
(dated, transitive) To slap.
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.
pawhuska
pawhuska
Proper noun
a city in Oklahoma, USA
piankashaw
pitchwork
pitchwork
noun
The work of a coal miner who is paid in a share of the mined material.
pithwork
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
porokaiwhiria
porokaiwhiria
noun
(New Zealand) pigeonwood
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
potwhisky
schwarzkopf
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepwalker
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
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.
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopwork
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
skipwith
sparhawk
sparhawk
noun
(UK, dialect) Alternative form of sparrow hawk
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.
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
switchkeeper
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
wahpekute
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
whapuka
whapukee
whapuku
whipcrack
whipcrack
noun
The crack of a whip.
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whipjack
whipking
whiplike
whiplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whip; long, thin, and flexible, or flagellatory.
whipmaker
whipmaker
noun
A manufacturer of whips.
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whipsocket
whipstalk
whipstalk
noun
Alternative form of whipstock
whipstick
whipstick
noun
A whipstock; the handle of a whip.
whipstock
whipstock
noun
(by extension) The driver of a carriage.
The stock, or rigid handle, of a whip.
whooplike
whooplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whooping sound.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
workmanships
workmanships
noun
plural of workmanship
workship
workship
noun
(archaic) workmanship
workshop
workshop
noun
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
An academic conference.
verb
(transitive) To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
(transitive) To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.
(transitive, business) To improve through collaboration.
workshops
workshops
noun
plural of workshop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of workshop