(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.
archworkmaster
artworks
artworks
noun
plural of artwork
askwith
astakiwi
autoworkers
autoworkers
noun
plural of autoworker
awestricken
awestricken
adj
Filled with awe.
awestrike
awestrike
verb
(transitive, now rare) To strike (someone) with awe; to make (someone) awestruck.
awestruck
awestruck
adj
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
awkwardest
awkwardest
adj
superlative form of awkward: most awkward
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwaters
backwaters
noun
plural of backwater
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backwater
bakerstown
bangwaketsi
basketware
basketware
noun
basketwork goods collectively
basketweaving
basketweaving
noun
(figurative) Any useless, unproductive, or lightweight activity.
The act of weaving baskets, as for example from grasses, wicker, or rope.
basketwoman
basketwoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells goods from a basket.
basketwood
basketwood
noun
Any of various kinds of wood traditionally used for making baskets.
basketwork
basketwork
noun
Material woven in the style of a basket.
The craft of making such material.
basketworks
basketworks
noun
plural of basketwork
basketworm
basketworm
noun
The larva of a psychid moth.
blackwaters
blackwaters
noun
plural of blackwater
bolsterwork
bostwick
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
breakwaters
breakwaters
noun
plural of breakwater
breastwork
breastwork
noun
(nautical) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.
(slang) Breast augmentation.
A fortification consisting of a breast-high bulwark; a parapet.
A parapet.
breastworks
breastworks
noun
plural of breastwork
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
buckeystown
buckwheats
buckwheats
noun
plural of buckwheat
cabinetworks
candlestickward
catwalks
catwalks
noun
plural of catwalk
chawstick
chawstick
noun
Alternative form of chewstick (“plant”)
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.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
contraclockwise
contraclockwise
adv
counterclockwise
cookstown
counterbreastwork
counterclockwise
counterclockwise
adj
(US, Canada) Moving or located in the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
adv
(US, Canada) In the direction of rotation opposite from clockwise.
crowstick
cutworks
cutworks
noun
plural of cutwork
dawnstreak
disacknowledgement
disacknowledgements
downstroke
downstroke
noun
A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
downstrokes
downstrokes
noun
plural of downstroke
earthworks
earthworks
noun
plural of earthwork
fastwalk
flatworks
footworks
footworks
noun
plural of footwork
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
frostwork
frostwork
noun
Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals.
Any pattern that resembles a frost formation.
funkstown
gateworks
gawkiest
gawkiest
adj
superlative form of gawky: most gawky
hackettstown
haskwort
hawkmoths
hawkmoths
noun
plural of hawkmoth
herskowitz
hookstown
huskwort
internetworks
internetworks
noun
plural of internetwork
interworks
interworks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwork
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
katsuwonidae
kilowatts
kilowatts
noun
plural of kilowatt
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.
kistiakowsky
kitchenwards
kitchenwards
adv
Alternative form of kitchenward
kitchenwares
kitchenwares
noun
plural of kitchenware
klingerstown
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
knightstown
knightswort
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knockwurst
knockwurst
noun
Alternative spelling of knackwurst
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
knotweeds
knotweeds
noun
plural of knotweed
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
knownothingism
knowperts
koswite
koswite
noun
(geology) A coarse-grained peridotite
kotowers
kotowers
noun
plural of kotower
kotows
kotows
noun
plural of kotow
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kotow
kowtowers
kowtowers
noun
plural of kowtower
kowtows
kowtows
noun
plural of kowtow
kurtistown
kuskwogmiut
lackwittedness
lackwittedness
noun
The quality of being lackwitted.
lathworks
lathworks
noun
plural of lathwork
latticeworks
latticeworks
noun
plural of latticework
listwork
lutoslawski
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
malinowskite
marketwise
marketwise
adj
In terms of the financial market.
masterwork
masterwork
noun
(obsolete) A main drain or irrigation channel.
(obsolete) An act of primary importance.
A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master.
A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece.
masterworks
masterworks
noun
plural of masterwork
mcknightstown
meatworks
meatworks
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
metalworkers
metalworkers
noun
plural of metalworker
metalworkings
metalworkings
noun
plural of metalworking
metalworks
metalworks
noun
A factory where metal is processed.
plural of metalwork
milkworts
milkworts
noun
plural of milkwort
mininetworks
mishikhwutmetunne
mucksweat
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
networks
networks
noun
plural of network
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of network
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwalkers
nightwalkers
noun
plural of nightwalker
outwalks
outwalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outwalk
outworkers
outworkers
noun
plural of outworker
outworks
outworks
noun
plural of outwork
patchworks
patchworks
noun
plural of patchwork
pawkiest
pawkiest
adj
superlative form of pawky: most pawky
perwitsky
perwitsky
noun
(archaic) The fur of the marbled polecat.
pickstown
plasterwork
plasterwork
noun
Architectural work executed in plaster.
plasterworks
plasterworks
noun
plural of plasterwork
postworkshop
postworkshop
adj
After a workshop (educational course or conference).
potwhisky
prestwick
prestwick
Proper noun
a coastal town in council area, Scotland, which is probably more famous for its airport
printworks
printworks
noun
Synonym of printing house, an institutional or commercial publisher or a building where printing takes place.
Synonym of printing press, the machinery involved in printing.
quickwittedness
quickwittedness
noun
The state or condition of being quickwitted.
rusticwork
saltwork
saltwork
noun
Synonym of saltworks
saltworker
saltworker
noun
A worker in a saltworks.
saltworks
saltworks
noun
(figuratively) A job, usually considered boring drudgery.
A place where salt is refined and prepared commercially.
sarawakite
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.
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
screwstock
scythework
scythework
noun
The work of cutting with a scythe.
seatwork
seatwork
noun
(US) The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime.
seatworks
sempstrywork
setwork
setwork
noun
Synonym of setworks (“sawmill mechanism that positions the log for the next cut”)
setworks
setworks
noun
The mechanism in a sawmill that positions the log for the next cut.
plural of setwork
sheetwork
sheetwork
noun
Metalwork done in sheets.
The printing of sheets of paper using a printing press.
shrewstruck
sicklewort
sicklewort
noun
A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).
skedgewith
skeletonweed
skeletonweed
noun
Beaked skeletonweed (Shinnersoseris rostrata) of the Great Plains of North American
Flatcrown buckwheat (Eriogonum deflexum), of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), found in the western US and Mexico.
Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but considered an invasive plant.
Thorny skeletonweed (Pleiacanthus spinosus), of the western US.
Wheeler's skeletonweed (Chaetadelpha wheeleri), of the western US.