(heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
coachwright
downhillers
downhillers
noun
plural of downhiller
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
faithworthy
faithworthy
adj
(archaic) trustworthy
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fisherwomen
fisherwomen
noun
plural of fisherwoman
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
ghostwriter
ghostwriter
noun
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
Smith was listed as the author of his autobiography, but a ghostwriter did most of the work.
ghostwrites
ghostwrites
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghostwrite
growthiness
growthiness
noun
The quality of being growthy.
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
harwichport
headworking
hereinbelow
hereinbelow
adv
Synonym of hereinunder
highbrowism
highbrowism
noun
highbrow attitudes and policies generally
hingeflower
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
horizonward
horizonward
adv
Toward the horizon.
hostlerwife
housewifery
housewifery
noun
(obsolete) Household goods.
The state or activity of being a housewife; household management, domestic skills.
housewright
housewright
noun
A person who builds and repairs houses, especially wooden houses. Particularly, in eighteenth-century colonial America, a craftsman who cut timber (like a lumberjack) in the quantity required for the construction of a house, then sawed it into planks, and finally jointed and assembled them (like a carpenter).
intergrowth
intergrowth
noun
A growing together and through each other of two crystals.
knightswort
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
microswitch
microswitch
noun
An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator.
misthrowing
misthrowing
verb
present participle of misthrow
nightworker
novelwright
novelwright
noun
A writer of novels.
otherwhiles
otherwhiles
adv
(archaic) At another time, or other times.
(archaic) sometimes; occasionally.
outthrowing
outthrowing
verb
present participle of outthrow
outwhirling
outwhirling
verb
present participle of outwhirl
overweighed
overweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overweigh
overweights
overweights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight
overwhipped
overwhipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overwhip
overwhisper
overworship
overworship
noun
Excessive worship.
verb
To worship excessively.
painsworthy
painsworthy
adj
Worth the pains or care bestowed.
plowrightia
preworthily
prizeworthy
prizeworthy
adj
Meriting a prize.
reshowering
roughhewing
roughhewing
verb
present participle of roughhew
seaworthier
seaworthier
adj
comparative form of seaworthy: more seaworthy
shortwaving
showeriness
showeriness
noun
The state or condition of being showery.
sightworthy
sightworthy
adj
Worth seeing, or visiting in order to see.
somewhither
somewhither
adv
(archaic, literary) To some indeterminate place; to some place or other; to somewhere
stitchworts
stitchworts
noun
plural of stitchwort
stockwright
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
swordfishes
swordfishes
noun
plural of swordfish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swordfish
thirtytwomo
thirtytwomo
noun
Alternative form of thirty-twomo
unshowering
unworshiped
unworshiped
adj
(US) Alternative form of unworshipped
unworthiest
unworthiest
adj
superlative form of unworthy: most unworthy
wagonwright
wagonwright
noun
A builder of wagons.
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
warriorhood
warriorhood
noun
The state of being a warrior.
warriorship
werchowinci
werewolfish
werewolfish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a werewolf.
whichsoever
whichsoever
det
Emphatic form of whichever.
whipoorwill
whiskerando
whisperhood
whisperhood
noun
(rare) The state of being a whisper; the initial condition of a rumour (a mere whisper or insinuation)
whisterpoop
whisterpoop
noun
(UK, obsolete, regional) A blow; a wherret.
whitethroat
whitethroat
noun
Sylvia communis, a species of typical warbler.
whitlowwort
whorishness
whorishness
noun
The state or condition of being whorish.
widowerhood
widowerhood
noun
The state or period of being a widower.
widowership
widowership
noun
The state of being a widower.
wirephotoed
witchmonger
withergloom
witherspoon
withholders
withholders
noun
plural of withholder
withindoors
withindoors
adv
Alternative form of within-doors
withinforth
withinforth
adv
(obsolete) within; inside; inwardly
wondersmith
wondersmith
noun
A creator of wonderful things.
wordishness
wordishness
noun
(uncountable) The state of being wordish.
wordmanship
wordmanship
noun
The skillful or artistic use of words; wordsmithing.
workaholics
workaholics
noun
plural of workaholic
workaholism
workaholism
noun
The urge of a person to work excessively.
workmanship
workmanship
noun
The quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman.
The skill of an artisan or craftsman.
worshipable
worshipable
adj
Capable of being worshipped; worthy of veneration.