(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
A female anchorperson.
anchorwomen
anchorwomen
noun
plural of anchorwoman
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
archmugwump
archsteward
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.
belchertown
benchfellow
benchwarmer
benchwarmer
noun
Alternative spelling of bench-warmer
bewitchment
bewitchment
noun
The characteristic of being bewitched.
birdwatched
birdwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of birdwatch
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackwasher
blackwasher
noun
One who blackwashes.
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blowtorched
blowtorched
verb
past participle of blowtorch
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
buckwashing
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullwhacker
bullwhacker
noun
(US) The driver of a bullock team.
bunchflower
bunchflower
noun
A perennial herb, Melanthium virginicum, having a branched cluster of pale flowers
bushwhacked
bushwhacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bushwhack
bushwhacker
bushwhacker
noun
(Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
(US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
(US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
(dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
camphorweed
camphorweed
noun
Any of the genus Pluchea of flowering plants in the Asteraceae family.
camphorwood
camphorwood
noun
The wood of Cinnamomum camphora, an evergreen tree whose leaves have a smell of camphor when crushed.
cartwheeled
cartwheeled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cartwheel
cartwheeler
cartwheeler
noun
One who performs a cartwheel (gymnastic spinning manoeuvre).
catchweight
catchweight
adj
(sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap.
Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping.
adv
(horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped.
to ride catchweight
noun
(sports) A weight category other than the standard weight categories: either an agreed-upon weight range or an agreement to allow any weight.
The weight of all the fish caught.
The weight of an item that is not set to a standard, but which varies around an approximate value.
caughnawaga
chainsawing
chainsawing
verb
present participle of chainsaw
chainwheels
chainwheels
noun
plural of chainwheel
chairwarmer
chairwarmer
noun
(derogatory) One who occupies a post or employment but does no useful work.
chalkworker
changchowfu
changewater
charlestown
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
checkerwork
checkerwork
noun
(figuratively) Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.
Work consisting of or showing checkers, varied alternately by colour or material.
checkrowing
checkrowing
verb
present participle of checkrow
checkwriter
checkwriter
noun
A machine that writes on preprinted checks in such a way as to prevent fraudulent alteration of the check.
One who writes checks.
cheektowaga
chemawinite
chequerwise
chequerwise
adj
Arranged in staggered rows, like the squares of a chequerboard.
chequerwork
chequerwork
noun
Alternative form of checkerwork
chestertown
chevronwise
chevronwise
adv
(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chewinesses
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chiggerweed
chinwagging
chinwagging
verb
present participle of chinwag
chittamwood
chittamwood
noun
A North American tree (Sideroxylon lanuginosum); the wood of this tree
chmielewski
chocowinity
chowderhead
chowderhead
noun
(US, informal, derogatory) An idiot; a dummy.
chuckawalla
chuckawalla
noun
Alternative form of chuckwalla
chuckwallas
chuckwallas
noun
plural of chuckwalla
churchwards
churchwards
noun
plural of churchward
churchwoman
churchwoman
noun
The female equivalent of a churchman.
churchwomen
churchwomen
noun
plural of churchwoman
clothworker
clothworker
noun
A textile worker.
coachfellow
coachfellow
noun
(figuratively) A comrade.
One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach.
coachwright
cowcatchers
cowcatchers
noun
plural of cowcatcher
cowleeching
cowleeching
noun
(obsolete) The work of a cowleech, giving medical treatment to cows.
cowpunchers
cowpunchers
noun
plural of cowpuncher
crashworthy
crashworthy
adj
(of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
(of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
crawfishing
crawfishing
noun
fishing for crawfish
verb
present participle of crawfish
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crewmanship
crewmanship
noun
The skills and abilities of a crewman.
The status or role of crewman.
doomwatcher
doomwatcher
noun
A person with a pessimistic outlook on the future.
eichwaldite
everywhence
everywhence
adv
(rare, archaic or poetic) from everywhere, all over
fevertwitch
flowcharted
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
frenchwomen
harwichport
hatchwayman
hollowfaced
jinrickshaw
kawchodinne
kitchenward
kitchenward
adj
To the kitchen
adv
(figuratively) Toward food in general.
Toward the kitchen.
kitchenware
kitchenware
noun
(attributive, uncountable) Of or pertaining to utensils and appliances used for food preparation.
Instruments and utensils found in a kitchen, particularly those associated with the preparation and serving of food.
kitchenwife
kwangchowan
micawberish
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
oswegatchie
otherwhence
otherwhence
adv
(formal, now rare) By other means; From otherwhere.
outwatching
outwatching
verb
present participle of outwatch
overwatched
overwatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwatch
overwatcher
overwatcher
noun
One who watches over; a supervisor.
overwatches
overwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overwatch
paschflower
patchworked
patchworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of patchwork
pinwrenches
sandwiching
sandwiching
verb
present participle of sandwich
scenewright
scenewright
noun
A person who works in scenecraft.
schoolwards
schoolwards
adv
Alternative form of schoolward
schoolworks
schwabacher
schwarmerei
schwarzkopf
schwarzwald
schweinfurt
scotchwoman
scotchwoman
Noun
A woman from Scotland.
scratchweed
scratchweed
noun
cleavers (Galium aparine).
scratchwork
scratchwork
noun
The first layer of plaster to be applied in plasterwork.
scrimshawed
scrimshawed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scrimshaw
shacklewise
sheriffwick
sheriffwick
noun
The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
shipwrecked
shipwrecked
adj
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shipwreck
shrewstruck
slaunchways
starchworks
stitchwhile
stitchworts
stitchworts
noun
plural of stitchwort
stockwright
stopwatches
stopwatches
noun
plural of stopwatch
swashbuckle
swashbuckle
verb
(intransitive) To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
switcheroos
switcheroos
noun
plural of switcheroo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switcheroo
switchgrass
switchgrass
noun
A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay.
switchyards
switchyards
noun
plural of switchyard
thumbscrews
thumbscrews
noun
plural of thumbscrew
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
thwackstave
twitcheling
twitchiness
twitchiness
noun
The state of being nervous and unsettled; edginess.
The state of being twitchy, physical restlessness.
twitchingly
twitchingly
adv
In a twitching manner.
unbewitched
unbewitched
adj
Not bewitched.
untwitching
unwatchable
unwatchable
adj
That cannot be watched; that does not bear watching.
unwhimsical
unwhimsical
Adjective
Not whimsical.
waistcloths
waistcloths
noun
plural of waistcloth
wappenschaw
watchdogged
watchdogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of watchdog
watchkeeper
watchkeeper
noun
A lookout (person who keeps watch).
watchmakers
watchmakers
noun
plural of watchmaker
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
watchtowers
watchtowers
noun
plural of watchtower
waxchandler
weathercast
weathercast
noun
(meteorology) A weather forecast, especially one broadcast by radio or television.
weathercock
weathercock
noun
(chiefly Canada, US) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind direction, but which also has a wheel attached to measure wind speed.
(figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
verb
(intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
(intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.
(transitive) To act as a weathercock for.
weathersick
weisbachite
weltansicht
weltansicht
Noun
The general attitude toward life and reality that an individual or character demonstrates.
weltschmerz
weltschmerz
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Weltschmerz
welwitschia
welwitschia
noun
Welwitschia mirabilis, a desert plant of southwest Africa.
werchowinci
westchester
westchester
Proper noun
a village in New London County, Connecticut, USA.
a CDP in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.
a village in Cook County, Illinois, USA.
an unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, USA.
a neighbourhood of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California, USA.