Against the practice of whaling, the practice of hunting whales.
battlewagon
battlewagon
noun
(military) A heavily-armed combat vehicle.
(nautical) A battleship.
bilgewaters
bilgewaters
noun
plural of bilgewater
counterglow
counterglow
noun
The gegenschein.
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
englishtown
gentlewoman
gentlewoman
noun
(US, politics) A female member of a legislature, especially a female member of a House of Representatives.
(historical) A woman of the nobility.
gentlewomen
gentlewomen
noun
plural of gentlewoman
ghostflower
ghostflower
noun
Mohavea confertiflora, a flower native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.
goldsworthy
goldthwaite
goldthwaite
Proper noun
a small city in Texas, USA
laughworthy
laughworthy
adj
(rare) Deserving to be laughed at, laughable.
lawrightman
lawrightman
noun
(historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
lawrightmen
lawrightmen
noun
plural of lawrightman
leatherwing
leatherwing
noun
soldier beetle
lightweight
lightweight
adj
(computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact
Having less than average weight
Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity
Lacking in strength
noun
(by extension) A person with low endurance.
(combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
(rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
(weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
A political candidate with little chance of winning
One of little consequence or ability.
verb
(transitive) To reduce the amount or weight of.
millwrights
millwrights
noun
plural of millwright
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
outbrawling
outbrawling
verb
present participle of outbrawl
outcrawling
outcrawling
verb
present participle of outcrawl
outdwelling
outdwelling
verb
present participle of outdwell
outwarbling
outwarbling
verb
present participle of outwarble
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
outwiggling
outwrangled
outwrangled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwrangle
outwriggled
outwriggled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outwriggle
playwrights
playwrights
noun
plural of playwright
playwriting
playwriting
noun
(authorship) The writing of plays.
plowrightia
rightwardly
rightwardly
adv
In a rightward direction.
shingletown
swingletail
swingletail
noun
(archaic, rare) The thrasher, or fox shark.
swingletree
swingletree
noun
Alternative form of singletree
tanglewrack
televiewing
televiewing
verb
present participle of teleview
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwartingly
thwartingly
adv
So as to thwart.
tigerflower
twaddlingly
twaddlingly
adv
(rare) In a silly, weak manner.
twinklingly
twinklingly
adv
In a twinkling way.
twitcheling
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
untwinkling
untwinkling
adj
Not twinkling.
unwastingly
unweetingly
unweetingly
adv
(archaic) Without knowing; unaware, unwittingly.
unwittingly
unwittingly
adv
In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly.
waitlisting
waitlisting
verb
present participle of waitlist
walstonburg
waltersburg
waterlogged
waterlogged
adj
(nautical) in danger of sinking because of excess water onboard
soaked with water
waterlogger
wavelengths
wavelengths
noun
plural of wavelength
wellingtons
wellingtons
noun
plural of wellington
wheelwright
wheelwright
noun
A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.
whistlewing
whistlewing
noun
The American goldeneye.
whistlingly
whistlingly
adv
With a whistling sound.
wildcatting
wildcatting
verb
present participle of wildcat
windowlight
windowlight
noun
Natural light that enters a building through the window.
withergloom
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
woolsorting
woolsorting
noun
The work of a woolsorter, sorting wool into coarser and finer grades.