The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
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.
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
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
combwright
deadweight
deadweight
noun
Alternative spelling of dead weight
dishwiping
diswashing
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
enswathing
enswathing
verb
present participle of enswathe
enwheeling
enwheeling
verb
present participle of enwheel
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
gatewright
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.
greenwithe
handsewing
handwaving
handwaving
adj
(not comparable) Waving the hands.
Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
noun
(chiefly figuratively) Alternative spelling of hand waving (“empty gesturing”)
verb
present participle of handwave
highbrowed
highbrowed
adj
(of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured
hightstown
highwayman
highwayman
noun
(historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
highwaymen
highwaymen
noun
plural of highwayman
houghsinew
inswathing
inswathing
verb
present participle of inswathe
lengthwise
lengthwise
adj
In the long direction of an oblong object.
lightwards
lightwards
adv
Synonym of lightward
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.
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mugwumpish
mugwumpish
adj
(US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
nightgowns
nightgowns
noun
plural of nightgown
nighthawks
nighthawks
noun
plural of nighthawk
nightwards
nowanights
nowanights
adv
During the night at the present time; in modern nights.
outhowling
outhowling
verb
present participle of outhowl
outweighed
outweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outweigh
outwishing
outwishing
verb
present participle of outwish
overweighs
overweighs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweigh
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.
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
plowgraith
plowwright
plowwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs plows.
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
pumpwright
reweighing
reweighing
noun
The act of weighing again.
verb
present participle of reweigh
rightwards
rightwards
adv
Rightward; towards the right.
shallowing
shallowing
noun
The act of becoming shallower.
verb
present participle of shallow
shipowning
shipowning
adj
Owning a ship.
noun
Ownership of a ship or ships.
shipwright
shipwright
noun
A person who designs, builds and repairs ships, especially wooden ones.
showcasing
showcasing
noun
(Internet, retailing) The activity of going to bricks-and-mortar stores to examine goods before buying them online, frequently from a different retailer.
An instance of something being showcased or exhibited.
verb
present participle of showcase
skedgewith
snowflight
snowshoing
songwright
songwright
noun
A songwriter.
spaewright
splashwing
swashingly
swishingly
swishingly
adv
In a swishing way; with a swishing sound or motion.
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
troughwise
troughwise
adv
In the manner of a trough.
tweenlight
tweenlight
noun
(rare or dialectal) The period between dusk and nightfall; twilight.
twinighter
underweigh
underweigh
prep_phrase
(dated) Alternative form of under way
verb
To weigh insufficiently (indicating a too-small weight)
unswathing
unswathing
verb
present participle of unswathe
unwatching
unwatching
verb
present participle of unwatch
unweighing
unweighing
adj
Not weighing or pondering; inconsiderate.
unweighted
unweighted
adj
Not weighted (used especially of an average or other statistic)
unwhiglike
upthrowing
upthrowing
verb
present participle of upthrow
wagonsmith
wagonsmith
noun
A maker of wagons, wainwright.
wainwright
wainwright
noun
a person who builds and repairs wagons
walhonding
walsingham
walsingham
Proper noun
A village in the English county of Norfolk
wampishing
wampishing
verb
present participle of wampish
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.
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.
The action of weather on objects exposed to it.
verb
present participle of weather
weeknights
weeknights
adv
On weeknights.
noun
plural of weeknight
weighhouse
weighhouse
noun
A building where goods are weighed.
weighshaft
weightedly
weightedly
adv
In a weighted manner
weightiest
weightiest
adj
superlative form of weighty: most weighty
weightings
weightings
noun
plural of weighting
weightless
weightless
adj
Not affected by gravity.
Without weight.
weightwith
wharfinger
wharfinger
noun
(chiefly historical) The owner or manager of a wharf.
wheelingly
wheelingly
adv
With a wheeling motion.
wheezingly
wheezingly
adv
With a wheezing sound.
whickering
whickering
noun
The act of producing a whicker.
verb
present participle of whicker
whiggamore
whiggamore
Noun
A Whig.
whiggarchy
whiggishly
whiggishly
adv
In a whiggish manner.
whimpering
whimpering
noun
The sound of one who whimpers; a whimper; a feeble complaint.
verb
present participle of whimper
whipmaking
whipmaking
noun
The manufacture of whips.
whippingly
whippingly
adv
With a whipping motion.
whipsawing
whipsawing
verb
present participle of whipsaw
whirligigs
whirligigs
noun
plural of whirligig
whirlingly
whirlingly
adv
With a whirling motion.
whirlmagee
whiskerage
whiskerage
noun
Whiskers.
whiskingly
whiskingly
adv
With a whisking motion.
whispering
whispering
adj
associated with whispers
that whispers
noun
Something that is whispered; gossip; a rumor.
verb
present participle of whisper
whitesburg
whitingham
whittlings
whittlings
noun
plural of whittling
whizzingly
whizzingly
adv
With a whizzing sound or motion.
whoopingly
whoopingly
adv
(degree) To a very great extent; extremely.
(manner) With a whooping noise.
whuttering
willoughby
willoughby
Proper noun
Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere.
An English habitational surname derived from any of the places in England.
wingfishes
wingfishes
noun
plural of wingfish
winghanded
wisigothic
witchering
witchgrass
witchgrass
noun
Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
couch grass (a European grass that spreads rapidly, Elymus repens)