(textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
backwashes
backwashes
noun
plural of backwash
berwickshire
berwickshire
Proper noun
A lieutenancy area and historic county in the Scottish Borders.
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
buckwasher
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
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
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
cheswick
cheswick
Proper noun
A village on the northern border of Bristol, England
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
chewstick
chewstick
noun
A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
Any of various plants in the genus Gouania used for oral hygiene, especieally Gouania lupuloides, of the Caribbean.
chickweeds
chickweeds
noun
plural of chickweed
chmielewski
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
eggwhisk
eggwhisk
noun
Alternative spelling of egg whisk.
fishworker
fishworker
noun
A laborer in the fishing industry.
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
hackettstown
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
hawkers
hawkers
noun
plural of hawker
hawkeyes
hawkeyes
noun
plural of hawkeye
hawkeys
hawkeys
noun
plural of hawkey
hawkies
hawkies
noun
plural of hawkie
hawkinsville
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
hawknosed
hawknosed
adj
Having a nose that resembles a hawk's beak.
hawknoses
hawknoses
noun
plural of hawknose
hawksbeak
hawkweeds
hawkweeds
noun
plural of hawkweed
hawkwise
headworks
headworks
noun
Any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a smaller canal.
herskowitz
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hookedwise
hookwise
housework
housework
noun
(uncommon) Homework.
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
houseworker
houseworker
noun
One who does the housework; a homemaker.
houseworkers
houseworkers
noun
plural of houseworker
houseworks
housewrecker
jeewhillikens
kershaw
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
lakshadweep
lakshadweep
Proper noun
Indian union territory comprising twelve atolls in the Arabian Sea, having Kavaratti as its capital.
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
mawkishnesses
mawkishnesses
noun
plural of mawkishness
meshwork
meshwork
noun
A net; an assembly of meshes.
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
mishikhwutmetunne
mousehawk
newshawk
newshawk
noun
(informal) A keen investigative reporter.
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
oakenshaw
oakenshaw
noun
A grove of oaks.
saskatchewan
saskatchewan
Proper noun
A river in Canada.
Prairie province in western Canada (named after the river, which flows through it) which has Regina as its capital city.
scharwenka
schweiker
schweizerkase
schwenk
schwenkfelder
schwenkfelder
Noun
A member of the a small American Christian group rooted in the 16th-century Protestant Reformation teachings of
schwenkfeldian
schwenkfeldian
Noun
A Schwenkfelder.
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
sekhwan
shacklewise
shadowlike
shadowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shadow.
shakedown
shakedown
adj
that tests the performance of a ship or aircraft
noun
(slang) A thorough search; a frisk
(slang) Extortion, especially through blackmail
A trial or test period, especially of a ship or aircraft
An improvised bed.
shakedowns
shakedowns
noun
plural of shakedown
shawllike
shawllike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shawl.
sheepwalk
sheepwalk
noun
Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepwalker
sheetwork
sheetwork
noun
Metalwork done in sheets.
The printing of sheets of paper using a printing press.
shellwork
shellwork
noun
A form of decoration made from shells arranged in a pattern.
The making of objects from shells.
shellworker
shellworker
noun
One who makes objects from shells.
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shewchuk
shewmaker
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
shockwave
shockwave
noun
Alternative spelling of shock wave
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shopworker
shopworker
noun
A person who works in a shop; a shop assistant
showerlike
showerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shower (bathroom fitting).
showker
shrewlike
shrewlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (ill-tempered woman); shrewish.
Resembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).
shrewstruck
shukulumbwe
skedgewith
skewwhiff
skewwhiff
adj
Alternative spelling of skew-whiff
skowhegan
skowhegan
Proper noun
a town in Maine, USA
smethwick
smethwick
Proper noun
a town in the metropolitan borough of West Midlands, England
sorehawk
spokeswomanship
spokeswomanship
noun
The position of being a spokeswoman.
starkweather
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
swashbuckled
swashbuckled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of swashbuckle
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
swashbuckles
swashbuckles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swashbuckle
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchbacker
switchkeeper
switchlike
switchlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a switch (control that can be turned on and off).
thankworthiness
thankworthiness
noun
The quality or state of being thankworthy.
thwackers
thwackers
noun
plural of thwacker
thwackstave
undersheriffwick
undersheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of an undersheriff.
unshipwrecked
unshipwrecked
adj
Not shipwrecked.
unshowmanlike
unshowmanlike
adj
Not showmanlike.
unwhisked
unwhisked
adj
Not whisked.
unwhiskered
unwhiskered
adj
Without whiskers.
warwickshire
warwickshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
washbasket
washbasket
noun
Alternative form of wash basket
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watershake
waukesha
wawaskeesh
wawaskeesh
noun
(zoology) The wapiti, or American elk.
weakfish
weakfish
noun
Any of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
weakfishes
weakfishes
noun
plural of weakfish
weakheartedness
weakheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being weakhearted.
weakish
weakish
adj
Somewhat weak
weakishly
weakishness
weakishness
noun
The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness.
weathercockish
weathercockish
adj
Fickle or changeable in one's views.
weathercockism
weathercocks
weathercocks
noun
plural of weathercock
weathersick
weeknights
weeknights
adv
On weeknights.
noun
plural of weeknight
weinschenkite
weinschenkite
noun
(mineralogy) The mineral churchite-(Y).
weinshienk
welshlike
whackers
whackers
noun
plural of whacker
whackiest
whackiest
adj
superlative form of whacky: most whacky
whalesucker
whalesucker
noun
A tropical species of remora, Remora australis, that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.