Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
noun
(figurative) Being roused into action or activity.
(religion) A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
The act of becoming aware of something.
verb
present participle of awaken
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.
awkwarder
awkwarder
adj
comparative form of awkward: more awkward
backswept
backswept
adj
Swept back.
backwater
backwater
noun
(idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
(paper industry) Water used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually containing residual amounts of chemicals and fibres.
A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water
The water held back by a dam or other obstruction
verb
(idiomatic) To vacillate on a long-held position.
To row or paddle a backwater stroke.
beadworks
beadworks
noun
plural of beadwork
benchwork
benchwork
noun
the structure supporting a model railway layout
work performed at a workbench
berkowitz
bewhisker
bewhisker
verb
(transitive) To give or add whiskers to; to put whiskers on.
blackware
blackware
noun
Any pottery of a black or nearly black colour.
blackweed
blackweed
noun
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia.)
blackwell
boulework
boulework
noun
(woodworking) Obsolete form of buhl work.
bowellike
bowerlike
bowlmaker
bowlmaker
noun
A manufacturer of bowls.
breakaway
breakaway
adj
(entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
(ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
Having broken away from a larger unit.
The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society.
noun
(Australia) A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water.
(Australia) A stampede of animals.
(Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd.
(Australia, geography) An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment.
(boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.
(cycle racing) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
(ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.
(theater) An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance.
A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway.
A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
The act of breaking away from something.
breakdown
breakdown
noun
(US) Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo.
(US, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in traditional African American music from the Southern United States.
(US, dated) Any noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet, usually by one person at a time.
(chemistry) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements.
(film, television) A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required.
(music) The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music.
(physics) The sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator.
(sports) A loss of organization (of the parts of a system).
A failure, particularly mechanical in nature.
A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre.
A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability.
Listing, division or categorization in great detail.
Something that has experienced a mechanical failure.
breakwind
breakwind
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A windbreak.
brickwise
brickwise
adj
In the manner of bricks, especially the overlapping way in which they are assembled into a wall.
brockwell
brokenbow
brookview
brookweed
brookweed
noun
A small white-flowered herb (Samolus valerandi) usually found in wet places; the water pimpernel.
buckwheat
buckwheat
noun
(Western US) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
(cooking) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
(derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur, US) Curly hair of a black person.
(slang) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
(slang) Pubic hair.
An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from 16th c.]
bulwarked
bulwarked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulwark
byeworker
cakewalks
cakewalks
noun
plural of cakewalk
capeworks
caseworks
checkrows
checkrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of checkrow
checkwork
checkwork
noun
Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a checkerboard.
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.
chickweed
chickweed
noun
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
chokeweed
cloakwise
cloakwise
adv
In the manner of a cloak.
clockwise
clockwise
adj
Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.
adv
In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.
cookwares
cookwares
noun
plural of cookware
corkscrew
corkscrew
adj
Having the tightly winding shape of a corkscrew.
noun
(amusement rides) A type of inversion used in roller coasters.
(boxing, martial arts) A type of sharp, twisting punch, often one thrown close and from the side.
An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm.
The screw-shaped worm of a typical corkscrew.
verb
(intransitive) To wind or twist in the manner of a corkscrew; to move with much horizontal and vertical shifting.
(transitive) To cause something to twist or move in a spiral path or shape.
(transitive, informal) To extract information or consent from someone.
cowkeeper
cowkeeper
noun
(archaic) cowherd
coworkers
coworkers
noun
plural of coworker
cowsucker
crownlike
crownlike
adj
Resembling a crown.
dayworker
dayworker
noun
An employee paid on an irregular basis; a casual worker.
deadworks
deadworks
noun
(nautical) The parts of a laden ship that are above water.
dembowski
dogwinkle
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
dronkelew
drunkelew
dryworker
duckwater
duckweeds
duckweeds
noun
plural of duckweed
duckwheat
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
eaglehawk
eaglehawk
noun
(Australia) Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
earthwork
earthwork
noun
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
eyewinker
eyewinker
noun
(childish) An eyelash.
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
foreknown
foreknown
adj
anticipated or predicted
verb
past participle of foreknow
foreknows
foreknows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
framework
framework
noun
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
gasworker
gasworker
noun
Someone who works in a gasworks
gateworks
gawkiness
gawkiness
noun
The quality of being gawky.
glazework
glazework
noun
glazed decorative work
grauwacke
grauwacke
noun
(geology) Greywacke.
graywacke
graywacke
noun
Alternative form of greywacke
greywacke
greywacke
noun
(geology) A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix.
guesswork
guesswork
noun
An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.
hardwicke
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
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.
homeworks
homeworks
noun
plural of homework
housework
housework
noun
(uncommon) Homework.
Domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking.
inkwriter
interknow
interknow
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To be mutually acquainted with.
interwork
interwork
verb
(transitive) To work (two or more things) into and through each other.
jackscrew
jackscrew
noun
A jack (mechanical lifting device) which is operated by turning a leadscrew.
A leadscrew; a screw used to translate rotational into linear motion.
jawlensky
jayhawker
jayhawker
noun
(historical) An abolitionist raider in the Kansas–Missouri border skirmishes during the American Civil War.
Any robber or bandit.
jaywalked
jaywalked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of jaywalk
jaywalker
jaywalker
noun
A person who violates pedestrian traffic regulations by crossing a street away from a designated crossing or who walks on the part of the street intended for vehicles instead of the part designated for pedestrians.
jerkwater
jerkwater
adj
(US, colloquial, derogatory) Of an inhabited place, small, insignificant, and backward.
noun
(US, historical) A train on a branch line.
A jerkwater town.
jewellike
jewellike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jewel.
kahoolawe
kahoolawe
Proper noun
the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands in Hawaii, uninhabited
kakawahie
kakawahie
noun
Paroreomyza flammea, an extinct Hawaiian honeycreeper.
kalewives
kennewick
kennewick
Proper noun
A city in in the southeastern part of the State of Washington, along the southwest bank of the
kickwheel
killigrew
killigrew
noun
(UK, Scotland, dialect, archaic) A bird, the red-billed chough.
kinswomen
kinswomen
noun
plural of kinswoman
kittiwake
kittiwake
noun
Either of two small gulls in the genus Rissa of the family Laridae that nest in colonies on sea cliffs and spend the winter on the open ocean.
knapweeds
knapweeds
noun
plural of knapweed
knitwears
knitwears
noun
plural of knitwear
knotweeds
knotweeds
noun
plural of knotweed
knowinger
knowinger
adj
comparative form of knowing: more knowing
knowledge
knowledge
noun
(UK, informal) The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.
(archaic or law) Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).
(countable) Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.
(obsolete) Acknowledgement.
(obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.
(obsolete) Notice, awareness.
(philosophical) Justified true belief
Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.
verb
(obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.
knowperts
kowtowers
kowtowers
noun
plural of kowtower
krautweed
kwajalein
kwajalein
Proper noun
Kwajalein atoll.
Kwajalein island, Kwajalein atoll.
kwarterka
kylertown
laceworks
laceworks
noun
A factory that produces lace.
landwreck
lawmakers
lawmakers
noun
plural of lawmaker
leadworks
leadworks
noun
A factory that processes lead (the metal).
plural of leadwork
leathwake
lefkowitz
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
lordswike
meadowink
meatworks
meatworks
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
meshworks
meshworks
noun
plural of meshwork
metalwork
metalwork
noun
Objects made of metal.
The act of shaping metal, metalworking.
midweekly
midweekly
adj
Occurring midweek.
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
milwaukee
milwaukee
Proper noun
A city in Wisconsin, United States, which is the county seat of
milwaukie
mohawkite
mohawkite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic and copper, Cu₃As up to Cu₆As.
mousehawk
mucksweat
nakedweed
nakedweed
noun
The plant Chondrilla juncea.
nakedwood
nakedwood
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Colubrina.
neckwears
neckwears
noun
plural of neckwear
networked
networked
adj
joined by a network, or to form a network
verb
simple past tense and past participle of network
newmarket
newmarket
Proper noun
A market town in Suffolk, England, with a famous racecourse.
Noun
A long, close-fitting cloak.
A card game in which players try to play their cards in a sequence selected by cards from a second deck.