Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
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.
backwinding
backwinding
verb
present participle of backwind
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bangwaketsi
bellowslike
bellowslike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bellows (device for delivering pressurized air).
bewhiskered
bewhiskered
adj
Having whiskers
boilerworks
bracketwise
bracketwise
adv
In terms of brackets (in various senses).
brainworker
bridgeworks
bridgeworks
noun
plural of bridgework
brightworks
brightworks
noun
plural of brightwork
buckwashing
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
cabinetwork
cabinetwork
noun
cabinetmaking
furniture made by a cabinetmaker
cakewalking
cakewalking
verb
present participle of cakewalk
candlewicks
candlewicks
noun
plural of candlewick
checkerwise
checkerwise
adj
Alternative spelling of chequerwise
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.
chickenweed
chickenweed
noun
The plant Euphorbia hypericifolia.
The plant Portulaca quadrifida.
The plant Senecio vulgaris.
chickenwort
chickenwort
noun
common chickweed
chmielewski
cockcrowing
cockcrowing
noun
The crowing sound of a cock.
cockcrow; daybreak
diamondwork
diamondwork
noun
masonry with diamond-shaped patterns
ornamentation with diamonds (precious stones)
downlinking
downlinking
verb
present participle of downlink
downpatrick
downsinking
drunkenwise
duckwalking
duckwalking
verb
present participle of duckwalk
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
foreknowing
foreknowing
noun
foreknowledge
verb
present participle of foreknow
gawkinesses
gawkinesses
noun
plural of gawkiness
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
hardworking
hardworking
adj
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
hawkishness
hawkishness
noun
The characteristic of being hawkish.
headworking
hoodwinkers
hoodwinkers
noun
plural of hoodwinker
hoodwinking
hoodwinking
noun
An act of deception.
verb
present participle of hoodwink
interworked
interworked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of interwork
ironworkers
ironworkers
noun
plural of ironworker
ironworking
ironworking
noun
The making of useful or decorative items from iron.
The metallurgy of iron.
jawbreaking
jawbreaking
adj
Very difficult to pronounce.
jinrickshaw
kawchodinne
kenningwort
keweenawite
keweenawite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper ore and discredited mineral species composed of arsenic, copper, nickel, and cobalt.
khwarazmian
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
knightstown
knightswort
knowability
knowability
noun
The quality or state of being knowable.
knowingness
knowingness
noun
Pretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn.
The quality or state of being knowing.
knowledging
knowledging
verb
present participle of knowledge
kuskwogmiut
kwashiorkor
kwashiorkor
noun
(pathology) A form of malnutrition, found in children, caused by dietary insufficiency of protein in combination with a high-carbohydrate diet.
kweihwating
lampworking
lampworking
verb
present participle of lampwork
latticework
latticework
noun
A lattice or lattice-like structure; interlacing laths or strips.
lawbreaking
lawbreaking
adj
unlawful; illegal.
noun
The commission of a criminal act, the violation or breaking of a law.
lukaszewicz
lukewarmish
lukewarmish
adj
Somewhat lukewarm; tepid.
lutoslawski
makeweights
makeweights
noun
plural of makeweight
mawkishness
mawkishness
noun
The property of being mawkish.
milwaukeean
milwaukeean
Adjective
Of or relating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
mininetwork
minnewaukan
minnewaukan
Proper noun
a small city in North Dakota, USA, which is the county seat of
moonwalking
moonwalking
verb
present participle of moonwalk
networkings
networkings
noun
plural of networking
nightwalker
nightwalker
noun
(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute who looks for clients on the streets.
(fantasy) A vampire.
nightworker
overknowing
overknowing
adj
Excessively knowing or cunning.
overworking
overworking
verb
present participle of overwork
pawkinesses
pawkinesses
noun
plural of pawkiness
pawnbroking
pawnbroking
noun
The business of a pawnbroker; advancing loans against pledges of household goods or personal possessions, and selling those pledges that are not redeemed.
peacockwise
peacockwise
adv
In the manner of a peacock.
pedricktown
pennywinkle
periwinkled
periwinkled
adj
(poetic) Covered in periwinkles.
periwinkler
periwinkler
noun
One who fishes for periwinkles.
periwinkles
periwinkles
noun
plural of periwinkle
pickwickian
pickwickian
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Pickwickian.
pieceworker
pieceworker
noun
A worker who is paid according to the number of units of work produced.
pinniwinkis
pinnywinkle
racewalking
racewalking
noun
(sports) A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).
verb
present participle of racewalk
rainbowlike
rainbowlike
adj
Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
reawakening
reawakening
noun
A second or subsequent awakening.
verb
present participle of reawaken
sawdustlike
sawdustlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of sawdust.
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
sienkiewicz
skywritings
slackwitted
sleepwaking
sleepwaking
noun
The state of one who is mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
sparrowlike
sparrowlike
adj
Resembling a sparrow in some way; vivacious, chirpy, frail, etc.
Similar to that of a sparrow.
squawkingly
squawkingly
adv
In a squawking way; with squawking noises.
stockwright
swallowlike
swallowlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a swallow (the bird).
swanmarking
switchbacks
switchbacks
noun
plural of switchback
swordmaking
swordmaking
noun
The manufacture of swords.
szymanowski
thwackingly
thwackingly
adv
With a thwacking sound.
tiddleywink
tiddleywink
noun
Alternative form of tiddlywink
tiddlywinks
tiddlywinks
noun
(figuratively) Especially in the form to play tiddlywinks: a meaningless or unimportant activity.
(tiddlywinks, also attributively) A competitive game in which the objective is to flick as many small discs (each called a tiddlywink or wink) as possible into a container (the pot) by pressing on their edges with a larger disc (a shooter or squidger), causing them to jump up from the surface on which they are placed.
plural of tiddlywink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tiddlywink
timberworks
timberworks
noun
plural of timberwork
timeworkers
timeworkers
noun
plural of timeworker
tomahawking
tomahawking
verb
present participle of tomahawk
trelliswork
trelliswork
noun
A trellis or trellis-like structure.
triweeklies
triweeklies
noun
plural of triweekly
twinemaking
twinemaking
noun
The manufacture of twine.
twinklingly
twinklingly
adv
In a twinkling way.
unawakening
unawakening
adj
Not awakening; dormant, asleep.
unknowingly
unknowingly
adv
Without awareness, without intent.
untwinkling
untwinkling
adj
Not twinkling.
unwaterlike
unwaterlike
adj
Not waterlike.
unweakening
unwhiskered
unwhiskered
adj
Without whiskers.
unwinkingly
unwinkingly
adv
Without winking; with one's full attention.
unwomanlike
unwomanlike
adj
Not womanlike; not befitting a woman.
unwrinkling
unwrinkling
verb
present participle of unwrinkle
wackinesses
wackinesses
noun
plural of wackiness
wafermaking
wageworking
wageworking
adj
Working in order to earn a wage.
wagonmaking
wagonmaking
noun
The construction of wagons.
walkerville
warblerlike
warblerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a warbler.
warlikeness
warlikeness
noun
The quality of being warlike; bellicosity.
warriorlike
warriorlike
adj
like a warrior
watchmaking
watchmaking
noun
The making (and repairing) of watches
waterskiing
weakbrained
weakbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of weak-brained
weakishness
weakishness
noun
The quality or state of being weakish; minor weakness.
weathersick
weltpolitik
weltpolitik
Proper noun
The aggressive foreign policy of Kaiser of Germany beginning in 1891.
wewahitchka
wheelmaking
wheelmaking
noun
The manufacture of wheels.
whinchacker
whipcracker
whipcracker
noun
One who cracks a whip.
whiskerando
whiskerette
whiskerette
noun
A little whisker.
whiskerless
whiskerless
Adjective
Without whiskers.
whiskerlike
whiskerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whisker.
whiskeytown
whistlelike
whistlelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (musical instrument).
Resembling or characteristic of a whistle (shrill high-pitched sound).