Either of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs
antigrowth
antigrowth
adj
Opposing or countering growth.
batfowling
batfowling
noun
A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
bestrewing
bestrewing
verb
present participle of bestrew
bestrowing
bestrowing
verb
present participle of bestrow
bewitching
bewitching
adj
Enchanting.
noun
The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
bilgewater
bilgewater
noun
(nautical) Water which collects in the bilges of a ship.
(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense.
boatwright
boatwright
noun
A maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bookwright
bookwright
noun
A writer of books; an author.
bowstrings
bowstrings
noun
plural of bowstring
bridgetown
bridgetown
Proper noun
The capital of Barbados.
A town in Devon, UK.
A town in Western Australia.
A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A town in Ohio, US.
bridgwater
bridgwater
Proper noun
a market town in Somerset, England.
brightwood
brightwork
brightwork
noun
Polished metal fixtures, especially aboard a boat.
The varnished or oiled wood trim aboard a boat.
cartwright
cartwright
noun
a person who makes carts; a wainwright
combwright
deadweight
deadweight
noun
Alternative spelling of dead weight
dewatering
dewatering
noun
An instance of the removal of water, typically from a structure.
Any of various techniques for the removal of water, either from a solid or from a structure.
verb
present participle of dewater
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
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).
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
entwisting
entwisting
verb
present participle of entwist
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
gainestown
garlicwort
gatewaying
gatewaying
verb
present participle of gateway
gatewright
geigertown
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.
gibbetwise
gilbertown
gingerwort
glenwilton
goodwillit
greenwithe
gutterwise
hightstown
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
intergrown
intergrown
adj
That have grown together and through each other.
intwisting
intwisting
verb
present participle of intwist
knowingest
knowingest
adj
superlative form of knowing: most knowing
lawsuiting
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
lingtowman
linlithgow
linlithgow
Proper noun
a royal burgh in council area, Scotland It was formerly the county town of the historic county of West Lothian.
an old name for the county of alternatively known as
liveweight
liveweight
noun
Alternative form of live weight
makeweight
makeweight
noun
Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
millwright
millwright
noun
A person engaged in the erection of machinery.
A person who designed, erected and built mills and milling machinery.
miswriting
miswriting
noun
(countable) A miswritten word.
verb
present participle of miswrite
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
networking
networking
noun
The process of meeting new people in a business or social context.
The use of computer networks.
verb
present participle of network
nightgowns
nightgowns
noun
plural of nightgown
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwards
nonwasting
nonwasting
adj
(law, finance) Of an asset: not undergoing a gradual decrease in value over time.
(medicine) Not wasting.
nowanights
nowanights
adv
During the night at the present time; in modern nights.
outbawling
outbawling
verb
present participle of outbawl
outblowing
outblowing
verb
present participle of outblow
outcrowing
outcrowing
verb
present participle of outcrow
outdrawing
outdrawing
verb
present participle of outdraw
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflowing
outflowing
adj
flowing out
noun
The act of something flowing out.
outglowing
outglowing
verb
present participle of outglow
outgnawing
outgnawing
verb
present participle of outgnaw
outgrowing
outgrowing
noun
That which grows outward; outgrowth
verb
present participle of outgrow
outhowling
outhowling
verb
present participle of outhowl
outswinger
outswinger
noun
(cricket) a ball that exhibits outswing
(cricket) a bowler that uses outswing
outwaiting
outwaiting
verb
present participle of outwait
outwalking
outwalking
verb
present participle of outwalk
outwarring
outwarring
verb
present participle of outwar
outwasting
outwasting
verb
present participle of outwaste
outwearing
outwearing
verb
present participle of outwear
outweaving
outweaving
verb
present participle of outweave
outweeping
outweeping
verb
present participle of outweep
outweighed
outweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outweigh
outwiggled
outwilling
outwilling
verb
present participle of outwill
outwinding
outwinding
verb
present participle of outwind
outwishing
outwishing
verb
present participle of outwish
outwitting
outwitting
verb
present participle of outwit
outworking
outworking
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
verb
present participle of outwork
outwriggle
outwriggle
verb
(transitive) To surpass in wriggling.
outwriting
outwriting
verb
present participle of outwrite
overweight
overweight
adj
(investment, finance, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
(of a person) Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
(transport, law, of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
noun
(countable) An overweight person.
(countable, investment, finance) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
(uncountable, chiefly transport, law) An excess of weight.
(uncountable, healthcare) The condition of being overweight.
verb
(transitive) To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
(transitive) To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
playwright
playwright
noun
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
plowgraith
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
potwalling
pumpwright
retwisting
retwisting
verb
present participle of retwist
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
shipwright
shipwright
noun
A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
signetwise
signwriter
signwriter
noun
One who writes signs.
skedgewith
skywriting
skywriting
noun
Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground.
snowflight
songwright
songwright
noun
A songwriter.
songwriter
songwriter
noun
(music) A musician who composes songs; especially writing the song's lyrics and/or creating a melody or a tune for the song.
spaewright
springtown
springwort
springwort
noun
The plant St John's wort.
stewarding
stewarding
verb
present participle of steward
stringtown
stringways
stringwood
sweetening
sweetening
noun
A sweetener.
The process of making something sweeter.
verb
present participle of sweeten
sweltering
sweltering
adj
(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
noun
The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.
verb
present participle of swelter
swingstock
switchgear
switchgear
noun
(electrical engineering) A device used to control, meter, protect, and regulate electronics as part of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution.
switchgirl
switchgirl
noun
The female equivalent of a switchman.
switchings
switchings
noun
plural of switching
swithering
swithering
verb
present participle of swither
tilewright
tinworking
topworking
topworking
verb
present participle of topwork
toweringly
toweringly
adv
In a towering manner.
townfaring
townifying
troughwise
troughwise
adv
In the manner of a trough.
trowbridge
trowbridge
Proper noun
the county town of Wiltshire, England.
trowelling
trowelling
verb
(Britain) present participle of trowel
twanginess
twanginess
noun
The quality of being twangy.
twankingly
tweenlight
tweenlight
noun
(rare or dialectal) The period between dusk and nightfall; twilight.
tweezering
tweezering
verb
present participle of tweezer
twigginess
twigginess
noun
Quality of being twiggy.
twinighter
twistingly
twistingly
adv
In a twisting way; with twisting movements or a twisted shape.
twittering
twittering
noun
The act of producing chirping sounds, or twitters.
verb
present participle of twitter
twittingly
twittingly
adv
In a reproachful manner; with upbraiding.
unswathing
unswathing
verb
present participle of unswathe
unsweating
unsweating
adj
Not sweating.
verb
present participle of unsweat
untwirling
untwirling
verb
present participle of untwirl
untwisting
untwisting
adj
Not twisting.
noun
The process by which something is untwisted.
verb
present participle of untwist
unwatching
unwatching
verb
present participle of unwatch
unweighted
unweighted
adj
Not weighted (used especially of an average or other statistic)
unwresting
unwresting
verb
present participle of unwrest
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
waddington
waddington
Proper noun
One of two villages in England.
A town and a village in New York.
A village in New Zealand.
wadsetting
wadsetting
verb
present participle of wadset
present participle of wadsett
wagonsmith
wagonsmith
noun
A maker of wagons, wainwright.
wainwright
wainwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs wagons
wallington
walpurgite
walpurgite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated arsenate/oxide of bismuth and uranium.
warranting
warranting
verb
present participle of warrant
warrington
warrington
Proper noun
A town and unitary authority area in Cheshire, England
washington
washington
Proper noun
George Washington, the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army of the American rebels and first President of the United States of America, from 1789 to 1797.
Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States since 1800.
The federal government or administrative authority of the United States.
A capital: largest city:
A city in Iowa, USA
A city in Kansas, USA
A city in Pennsylvania, USA
A town in Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Not to be confused with 70 miles away.
A town in the county of in the Northeast of England.
name popular during the first century of American independence
Noun
a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of
watchingly
watchingly
adv
While watching; with watchful attention.
wateringly
watertight
watertight
adj
(figurative) So devised or planned as to be impossible to defeat, evade or nullify.
So tightly made that water cannot enter or escape.
weathering
weathering
noun
(architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
(geology) Mechanical or chemical breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
(obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.