Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
backwashing
backwashing
noun
A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
caughnawaga
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
changchowfu
changewater
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
chinwagging
chinwagging
verb
present participle of chinwag
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhanging
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
englishtown
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
evilwishing
featherwing
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
grandnephew
grandnephew
noun
A grandson of one's sibling; a son of one's nephew or niece. (Brother's grandson: fraternal grandnephew. Sister's grandson: sororal grandnephew.)
greenwashes
greenwashes
noun
plural of greenwash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greenwash
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
hairweaving
hairweaving
noun
The transplantation of hair onto the scalp by weaving it into the existing hair, sometimes to disguise baldness.
handweaving
handweaving
noun
the manufacture of handwoven goods
handwringer
handwringer
noun
A person who clasps and squeezes the hands in an excessive expression of distress.
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
harrowingly
harrowingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that is harrowing
headworking
hingeflower
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
hornswaggle
hornswoggle
hornswoggle
noun
(slang) nonsense; humbug
verb
(transitive, slang) To deceive or trick.
huntingtown
intergrowth
intergrowth
noun
A growing together and through each other of two crystals.
inwreathing
inwreathing
verb
present participle of inwreathe
knightstown
knightswort
kwangchowan
kweihwating
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightworker
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
outweighing
outweighing
verb
present participle of outweigh
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
pennyweight
pennyweight
noun
A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce.
pinwheeling
pinwheeling
verb
present participle of pinwheel
preweighing
prewhipping
prewhipping
verb
present participle of prewhip
rainwashing
rainwashing
verb
present participle of rainwash
reshowering
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
shingletown
shinglewise
shinglewise
adv
Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.
shinglewood
shortwaving
showboating
showboating
verb
present participle of showboat
showjumping
showjumping
noun
(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
shufflewing
shufflewing
Noun
The hedge sparrow.
snowshoeing
snowshoeing
noun
The act or sport of travelling on snowshoes.
verb
present participle of snowshoe
thegnworthy
throughknow
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
twinighters
twitcheling
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
undergrowth
undergrowth
noun
The plants in a forest which only reach a relatively low height (such as shrubs and bushes).
underweight
underweight
adj
(finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests.
Not too heavy for an intended purpose.
Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight.
noun
(countable) An underweight person.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being underweight.
verb
(countable, finance)
(transitive) To give insufficient weight to (a consideration); to underestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To underestimate the weight of.
unhallowing
unhallowing
verb
present participle of unhallow
unrightwise
unrightwise
adj
Obsolete form of unrighteous.
unshowering
unthwarting
untwitching
unweighable
unweighable
adj
That cannot be weighed.
unweighting
unweighting
verb
present participle of unweight
unwhiningly
unwithering
unwithering
adj
Not withering; staying fresh and whole.
unwreathing
unwreathing
verb
present participle of unwreath
present participle of unwreathe
waggishness
waggishness
noun
Waggish behaviour.
waggonsmith
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
wainwrights
wainwrights
noun
plural of wainwright
wardholding
wardholding
noun
(now historical) A form of land tenure in Scotland, equivalent to knight service in England.
warehousing
warehousing
noun
The act of storing goods in a warehouse.
verb
present participle of warehouse
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
weatherings
weatherings
noun
plural of weathering
weightiness
weightiness
noun
The quality of being weighty.
whangdoodle
whangdoodle
noun
(obsolete) Term of disparagement
(often humorous) A whimsical monster in folklore and children's fiction; a bugbear.
(poker) A ruling in which the opening stake limits are doubled for the next play after the appearance of a very good hand.
wharfingers
wharfingers
noun
plural of wharfinger
wheedlingly
wheedlingly
adv
In a wheedling manner.
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
whifflingly
whisperings
whisperings
noun
plural of whispering
whistlewing
whistlewing
noun
The American goldeneye.
whistlingly
whistlingly
adv
With a whistling sound.
whittington
wholesaling
wholesaling
verb
present participle of wholesale
whoremonger
whoremonger
noun
(Britain, vulgar) A frequent customer of whores.
(Britain, vulgar) A procurer of whores; a pimp.
wiggishness
wiggishness
noun
The quality of being wiggish.
willinghood
windowlight
windowlight
noun
Natural light that enters a building through the window.
wingmanship
wingmanship
noun
Friendship in the form of being a wingman.
Power or skill in flying.
witchmonger
withdrawing
withdrawing
noun
withdrawal
verb
present participle of withdraw
witheringly
witheringly
adv
In a withering manner.
withholding
withholding
noun
The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary.
The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.
verb
present participle of withhold
woebegonish
worshipping
worshipping
noun
An act of worship.
verb
(Britain) present participle of worship
worthington
wreathingly
wreathingly
adv
So as to wreathe.
wrenchingly
wrenchingly
adv
In a wrenching manner; with a sudden jerk or emotional shock.
wrightstown
wrongheaded
wrongheaded
adj
Having an obstinately (persistently, stubbornly) perverse/erroneous opinion or judgement.