(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
verb
To swing backward.
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
bagwash
bagwash
noun
(historical) A type of laundry in which the washing was returned to the customer in a bag, undried and unpressed.
bagwigs
bagwigs
noun
plural of bagwig
bagworms
bagworms
noun
plural of bagworm
ballgowns
ballgowns
noun
plural of ballgown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballgown
bandsawing
bandsawing
verb
present participle of bandsaw
bandwagons
bandwagons
noun
plural of bandwagon
bangwaketsi
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
bargainwise
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
batswing
batswing
noun
(historical) A kind of gas burner with a slit at the top that causes the flame to take the shape of a bat's wing.
battlewagons
battlewagons
noun
plural of battlewagon
bedgowns
bedgowns
noun
plural of bedgown
beeswing
beeswing
noun
A filmy, translucent crust found in port and other old wines which have been bottled-aged for a long time.
Cream of tartar; potassium bitartrate; the residual salt of tartaric acid.
beeswinged
beeswinged
adj
(by extension) Covered with a filmy layer.
Of wine: having the filmy, translucent crust called beeswing.
beeswings
beeswings
noun
plural of beeswing
beggarweeds
beggarweeds
noun
plural of beggarweed
beggarwise
beggarwise
adv
In the manner of a beggar; by begging or scrounging.
beggingwise
bellowsmaking
belswagger
belswagger
noun
(obsolete) A bully.
(obsolete) A lewd man.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrewing
beshrewing
verb
present participle of beshrew
besnowing
besnowing
verb
present participle of besnow
bestowage
bestowage
noun
(obsolete) Stowage.
bestowing
bestowing
verb
present participle of bestow
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
beswarming
beswarming
verb
present participle of beswarm
beswinge
beswinge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To scourge; beat.
bewigs
bewigs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bewig
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bigwiggedness
bigwiggism
bigwiggism
noun
Alternative form of bigwigism
bigwigs
bigwigs
noun
plural of bigwig
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
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
blowguns
blowguns
noun
plural of blowgun
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
boggstown
boguslawsky
bogwoods
bogwoods
noun
plural of bogwood
boswellizing
bowdlerising
bowdlerising
verb
present participle of bowdlerise
bowings
bowings
noun
plural of bowing
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
bowlegs
bowlegs
noun
plural of bowleg
bowlings
bowsing
bowsing
verb
present participle of bowse
bowstring
bowstring
noun
(historical) The string of an archer's bow, as used by the Turks for strangling offenders.
The string of an archer's bow.
verb
(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.
bowstringed
bowstringed
adj
Supplied or fitted with a bowstring.
bowstringing
bowstringing
verb
present participle of bowstring
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bowstrung
bowstrung
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bowstring
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
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).
brewages
brewages
noun
plural of brewage
brewings
brewings
noun
plural of brewing
bridgewards
bridgewards
adv
Towards a bridge.
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightwaters
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
browningesque
brownnosing
brownnosing
verb
present participle of brownnose
brownsburg
browsage
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
buckwashing
bungalows
bungalows
noun
plural of bungalow
burgettstown
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
buzzwigs
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
disboweling
disbowelling
disbowelling
verb
present participle of disbowel
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
drawbridges
drawbridges
noun
plural of drawbridge
edwardsburg
fogbows
fogbows
noun
plural of fogbow
frewsburg
gablewise
gablewise
adv
In the manner or orientation of a gable.
gabrilowitsch
gibbetwise
gibbstown
glassblower
glassblower
noun
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
glassblowers
glassblowers
noun
plural of glassblower
glassblowing
glassblowing
noun
The art of making objects from molten glass, especially by manipulating a lump of molten glass on the end of a tube whilst blowing into it.
glassblowings
globeflowers
globeflowers
noun
plural of globeflower
grubworms
grubworms
noun
plural of grubworm
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
highbrows
highbrows
noun
plural of highbrow
knowledgableness
knowledgableness
noun
Misspelling of knowledgeableness.
knowledgeableness
knowledgeableness
noun
The state, quality, or measure of being knowledgeable; wisdom.
lawabidingness
lawbreakings
lawbreakings
noun
plural of lawbreaking
lewisburg
lewisburg
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Cass County, Indiana, USA.
a home-rule class city in Logan County, Kentucky, USA.
a village in Preble County, Ohio, USA.
an unincorporated community in Benton County, Oregon, USA.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Union County.
a city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Marshall County.
a city in West Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Greenbrier County.
lobbygows
lobbygows
noun
plural of lobbygow
longbows
longbows
noun
plural of longbow
ludwigsburg
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
narrowsburg
nonbrowsing
nonbrowsing
adj
Not relating to the browsing of the Internet.
That does not feed by browsing.
orwigsburg
overbrowsing
overbrowsing
verb
present participle of overbrowse
owensburg
pawnbrokings
pigweabbits
rowlesburg
saberwing
saberwing
noun
Alternative form of sabrewing
safeblowing
safeblowing
noun
The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.
sebewaing
semiburrowing
semiburrowing
adj
(zoology) That sometimes burrows.
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
shellblowing
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
snowballing
snowballing
verb
present participle of snowball
snowberg
snowboarding
snowboarding
noun
The sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard.
verb
present participle of snowboard
snowbridge
snowmobiling
snowmobiling
noun
The use of a snowmobile for amusement.
spiderwebbing
spiderwebbing
verb
present participle of spiderweb
subgwely
subweight
superbungalow
superbungalow
noun
An especially large or luxurious bungalow.
swabbing
swabbing
noun
The act of one who swabs.
verb
present participle of swab
swagbellied
swagbellied
adj
Having a prominent, overhanging belly.
swagbellies
swagbellies
noun
plural of swagbelly
swagbelly
swagbelly
noun
(medicine) A distended abdomen, especially caused by a tumour or enlarged organ; a physconia.
A prominent, overhanging belly.
Hence, a person with such a belly.
swashbucklering
swashbucklering
adj
Alternative form of swashbuckling
swashbuckling
swashbuckling
adj
Adventurous, exciting.
swashbucklings
swedeborg
swedenborg
swedenborgian
swedenborgian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (born Emanuel Swedberg in 1688), Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian.
Noun
A religious follower of
swedenborgianism
swedenborgianism
Noun
Any of several related Christian denominations that developed as a new religious movement, informed by the writings of
swedenborgism
swedesburg
swingable
swingable
adj
Capable of being swung, or made to swing.
swingably
swingback
swingboat
swingboat
noun
A fairground ride consisting of an open gondola which swings back and forth.
swingby
swingby
noun
An interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course.