(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
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
bewitchingness
bewitchingness
noun
The state or quality of being bewitching.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
bitewings
bitewings
noun
plural of bitewing
boggstown
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
brightwaters
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
burgettstown
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
disentwining
disentwining
verb
present participle of disentwine
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downsitting
downsitting
noun
The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.
downstage
downstage
adj
At the front of a stage.
adv
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
noun
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
verb
(medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
drawstring
drawstring
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
drawstrings
drawstrings
noun
plural of drawstring
drawtongs
englishtown
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
freewritings
freewritings
noun
plural of freewriting
gabrilowitsch
gainestown
gaintwist
galsworthy
gatewards
gateways
gateways
noun
plural of gateway
gatewise
gatewise
adv
Arranged to resemble a gate.
gateworks
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
geistown
gentlewomanish
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanliness
noun
The quality of being gentlewomanly.
gerrardstown
getaways
getaways
noun
plural of getaway
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
ghostweed
ghostweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia marginata.
ghostwrite
ghostwrite
verb
(authorship, intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
(authorship, transitive) To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwriters
ghostwriters
noun
plural of ghostwriter
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
ghostwriting
ghostwriting
noun
Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name.
verb
present participle of ghostwrite
ghostwritten
ghostwritten
adj
Written by a ghostwriter.
ghostwrote
ghostwrote
verb
simple past tense of ghostwrite
gibbetwise
gibbstown
gigawatts
gigawatts
noun
plural of gigawatt
gipsywort
glasswort
glasswort
noun
Any plant of the salt-tolerant genus Salicornia, once burned to produce the ash used to make soda glass.
Arthrocnemum subterminale (Parish's glasswort)
Eriogonum salicornioides (glasswort buckwheat)
Kali turgida
Species of the Australian genus Tecticornia
Species of the European genus Sarcocornia
golden samphire (Inula crithmoides, now Limbarda crithmoides)
rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)
godwits
godwits
noun
plural of godwit
goffstown
goldsworthy
granitewares
granitewares
noun
plural of graniteware
gratewise
gratewise
adv
In the manner of a grate; arranged as if in a grate.
grewsomest
grewsomest
adj
superlative form of grewsome: most grewsome
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
groundwaters
groundwaters
noun
plural of groundwater
growliest
growliest
adj
superlative form of growly: most growly
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
growthless
growthless
adj
Devoid of growth.
growths
growths
noun
plural of growth
guestwise
guestwise
adv
(obsolete) As a guest.
gutterwise
gutwise
gwantus
gypsywort
gypsywort
noun
Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
handwritings
handwritings
noun
plural of handwriting
heavyweights
heavyweights
noun
plural of heavyweight
hightstown
hollingsworth
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
howgates
hundredweights
hundredweights
noun
plural of hundredweight
hwanghwatsun
ingrowths
ingrowths
noun
plural of ingrowth
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
intergrowths
intergrowths
noun
plural of intergrowth
intertwisting
intertwisting
noun
A twisting together.
verb
present participle of intertwist
intertwistingly
interwhistling
intwisting
intwisting
verb
present participle of intwist
kingstown
kingstown
Proper noun
The name of several places in the United States, Australia, and the Caribbean, including the capital city of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The former name for Dún Laoghaire in Ireland.
klingerstown
knightstown
knightswort
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
knownothingism
kuskwogmiut
lawsuiting
lengthways
lengthways
adj
lengthwise
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lightweights
lightweights
noun
plural of lightweight
lungworts
lungworts
noun
plural of lungwort
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
mcknightstown
megawatts
megawatts
noun
plural of megawatt
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
middleweights
middleweights
noun
plural of middleweight
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
misbestowing
misbestowing
verb
present participle of misbestow
misgrowth
misgrowth
noun
An unnatural or abnormal growth.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
miswriting
miswriting
noun
(countable) A miswritten word.
verb
present participle of miswrite
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mugworts
mugworts
noun
plural of mugwort
neowashingtonia
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
newsagent
newsagent
noun
A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.
The proprietor of such a business.
newscasting
newscasting
noun
The production of newscasts
newswriting
newswriting
noun
writing for the news media
newswritings
newswritings
noun
plural of newswriting
nightcrawlers
nightcrawlers
noun
plural of nightcrawler
nightgowns
nightgowns
noun
plural of nightgown
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
nightwards
nonsweating
nonwasting
nonwasting
adj
(law, finance) Of an asset: not undergoing a gradual decrease in value over time.
(medicine) Not wasting.
notwithstanding
notwithstanding
adv
Nevertheless, all the same.
conj
Although; despite; even though.
prep
In spite of, despite.
nowanights
nowanights
adv
During the night at the present time; in modern nights.
oswegatchie
outglows
outglows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outglow
outgnaws
outgnaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgnaw
outgrows
outgrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgrow