(South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland, of movement) in a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the way the hands of an analogue clock move.
adv
(Australia, New Zealand, Britian, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.
archsteward
archworkmaster
arcticwards
auschwitz
auschwitz
Proper noun
A city in Poland, also called Oświęcim.
A former concentration camp in what is now Poland; definition Nazi evil, the Holocaust.
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brownistical
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
cabinetworks
callowest
callowest
adj
superlative form of callow: most callow
candlestickward
candlewaster
candlewaster
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) One who consumes candles by staying up late reading and studying; a student.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
cantwise
carpetweeds
carpetweeds
noun
plural of carpetweed
cartwheelers
cartwheelers
noun
plural of cartwheeler
cartwheels
cartwheels
noun
plural of cartwheel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cartwheel
cashtown
casstown
castaway
castaway
adj
Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
Shipwrecked.
noun
(nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
A discarded person or thing.
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
castaways
castaways
noun
plural of castaway
castleward
castleward
noun
Alternative form of castle-guard
castlewards
castlewards
noun
plural of castleward
castlewise
castlewise
adv
Like a castle; in a fortified manner.
castlewood
castlewood
Proper noun
Any of a number of towns in USA or Canada
caswellite
caswellite
noun
(mineralogy) A resinous form of biotite
cataractwise
catawampous
catawampously
catawamptious
catawamptious
adj
Alternative form of catawampus
catawamptiously
catawamptiously
adv
Alternative form of catawampusly
catawampus
catawampus
adj
(US) Fierce, destructive.
(US) Out of alignment, in disarray or disorder: crooked, askew.
adv
(US) Diagonally.
(US) Utterly.
noun
(US) A fierce imaginary animal, a bogeyman.
catawbas
catawbas
noun
plural of catawba
catawissa
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catercornerways
caterwauls
caterwauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caterwaul
cathedralwise
catspaw
catspaw
noun
Alternative spelling of cat's-paw
catspaws
catspaws
noun
plural of catspaw
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
catwise
catwise
adv
In the manner of a cat.
charlestown
charlesworth
chasteweed
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
choctaws
christward
citywards
citywards
adv
Towards a city
clausewitz
coastwaiter
coastwaiter
noun
A landwaiter who deals with coastal shipping
coastward
coastward
adj
towards the coast
coastwards
coastwards
adv
Towards the coast.
coastways
coastways
adv
Alternative form of coastwise
coastwise
coastwise
adj
Along the coast.
coatsworth
commonwealthism
commonwealthism
noun
(politics) The condition or policy of operating as a commonwealth.
commonwealths
commonwealths
noun
plural of commonwealth
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
contrariwise
contrariwise
adv
(literary) in the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction
(literary) on the other hand
contrawise
contrawise
adv
Alternative form of contrariwise
counteranswer
counteranswer
noun
A counterreply.
counterbreastwork
countersway
countersway
noun
(obsolete) A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.
cowarts
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowlstaff
cowlstaff
noun
A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders.
cowpats
cowpats
noun
plural of cowpat
craftswoman
craftswoman
noun
A female artisan.
craftswomen
craftswomen
noun
plural of craftswoman
crashworthiness
crashworthiness
noun
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawfoots
crawliest
crawliest
adj
superlative form of crawly: most crawly
crystalwort
crystalwort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Riccia.
curtainwise
curtainwise
adv
In the manner of a curtain.
cutaways
cutaways
noun
plural of cutaway
cutwaters
cutwaters
noun
plural of cutwater
czstochowa
darwinistic
darwinistic
Adjective
Relating to Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.
deathwatches
deathwatches
noun
plural of deathwatch
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
downcast
downcast
adj
(of a person) Feeling despondent.
(of eyes) Looking downwards.
noun
(computing) A cast from supertype to subtype.
(mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
(obsolete) A melancholy look.
verb
(transitive, computing) To cast from supertype to subtype.
(transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw down; to turn downward.
downcastly
downcastly
adv
In a downcast manner.
downcastness
downcastness
noun
The quality of being downcast.
downcasts
downcasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downcast
entranceways
entranceways
noun
plural of entranceway
escatawpa
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
francestown
gabrilowitsch
hackettstown
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
hatchways
hatchways
noun
plural of hatchway
jacketwise
jacketwise
adv
In the manner of a jacket.
jacksontown
jackstraw
jackstraw
adj
(obsolete, of a person) Of no substance or worth.
Resembling a bundle of jackstraws that has been strewn on a surface.
noun
(dated) An insignificant person.
(usually plural) One of the pieces used for the game called jackstraws or pick-up sticks.
jackstraws
jackstraws
noun
plural of jackstraw
jahwistic
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
knackwurst
knackwurst
noun
A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
latticewise
latticewise
adv
In a lattice arrangement.
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
mechanicstown
microsoftware
microsoftware
noun
(computing, dated) software for a microcomputer
midwatches
midwatches
noun
plural of midwatch
mucksweat
narrowcast
narrowcast
noun
A programme transmitted in this manner.
verb
To send out a message or disseminate information to a specific narrow audience rather than the general public.
To transmit a medical intervention to a specific organ or type of tissue.
To transmit a programme to selected individuals or groups, especially via cable.
newcastle
newcastle
Proper noun
A city in northeastern England; properly Newcastle upon Tyne.
A city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
Any of several places in the UK, Ireland, and USA.
a city in Wyoming, USA
newscast
newscast
noun
(broadcasting, journalism) A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc.
verb
(transitive) To broadcast the news.
newscaster
newscaster
noun
(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
newscasters
newscasters
noun
plural of newscaster
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
newscasts
newscasts
noun
plural of newscast
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
oswegatchie
outcrawls
outcrawls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcrawl
outwatches
outwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwatch
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
patchwise
patchwise
adj
in patches
adv
one patch at a time
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
piscataway
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.
scabwort
scabwort
noun
The plant elecampane.
scalewort
scatteraway
scawtite
scawtite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
schaefferstown
schwartz
scotchwoman
scotchwoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scotlandwards
scotswoman
scotswoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scoutwatch
scoutwatch
noun
(archaic) A scout or spy.
(archaic) The act of scouting or spying.
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.