Of or relating to a language family that developed among ancient indigenous peoples in South America and migrated to Central America and the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, including what is now the Bahamas.
arkansaw
awakened
awakened
adj
Aroused or activated.
Having been woken up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of awaken
awakener
awakener
noun
One who, or that which, awakens.
awakings
awakings
noun
plural of awaking
backdown
backdown
noun
An act of backing down; a retraction or withdrawal.
backwind
backwind
noun
(nautical) The flow of air so deflected
verb
(nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel
(transitive) To wind backwards.
bandwork
bandwork
noun
(art) Decorative work resembling interlaced bands.
bankweed
bonework
bonework
noun
The art or process of making objects from bone.
bowknots
bowknots
noun
plural of bowknot
brinklow
canework
canework
noun
Objects made from canes (slender, flexible plant stems).
cheewink
cheewink
noun
Alternative form of chewink
chewinks
chewinks
noun
plural of chewink
corkwing
corkwing
noun
corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)
cowskins
cowskins
noun
plural of cowskin
crewneck
crewneck
noun
Alternative form of crew neck
darktown
darktown
noun
(US, dated) An African-American area of a city in the American South.
dawnlike
dawnlike
adj
Resembling dawn or some aspect of it.
downlike
downlike
adj
Resembling down (soft immature feathers) or some aspect of it.
downlink
downlink
noun
(telecommunications) The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
(telecommunications) Transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.
verb
To transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.
downtake
downtake
noun
An outlet for conveying something downward.
Material conveyed downward by such an outlet.
downtick
downtick
noun
(finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price below a preceding one.
A small decrease or downward change in something that has been steady or rising.
drawknot
drawlink
drawlink
noun
(rail transport) drawbar
ducktown
duckwing
duckwing
noun
Any of various types of chicken noted for their triangular wing patch
enewetak
eniwetok
eyewinks
eyewinks
noun
plural of eyewink
fawkener
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fawnskin
fawnskin
noun
The skin of a fawn
foreknew
foreknew
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreknow
foreknow
foreknow
verb
To have knowledge of beforehand.
gowdnook
handwork
handwork
noun
Work done by the hands, as opposed to by machine.
verb
(transitive) To work (materials) by hand, without the use of a machine.
hawkings
hawkings
noun
plural of hawking
hawknose
hawknose
noun
A nose shaped like a hawk's beak.
hoodwink
hoodwink
noun
(Britain, games, obsolete, uncountable) The game of blind man's buff.
(countable) An act of hiding from sight, or something that cloaks or hides another thing from view.
verb
(archaic) To hide or obscure.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare) To close the eyes.
(transitive, archaic) To cover the eyes with, or as if with, a hood; to blindfold.
To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
hornwork
hornwork
noun
A type of fortification consisting of a pair of demi-bastions with a curtain wall connecting them and with two long sides directed upon the faces of the bastions, or ravelins of the inner fortifications, so as to be defended by them.
huskanaw
huskanaw
noun
(historical) A Powhatan initiation ritual for boys, involving fasting and narcotics.
inkwells
inkwells
noun
plural of inkwell
inkwoods
inkwoods
noun
plural of inkwood
ironwork
ironwork
noun
(countable, dated) An ironworks.
(uncountable) Anything made wholly or largely of iron, especially when used for decoration.
kanawari
kanazawa
kanazawa
Proper noun
The capital of Ishikawa prefecture in north-central Honshū in Japan.
A ward of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture in Kantō region of Japan.
kangwane
kangwane
Proper noun
A bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government to be a semi-independent homeland for the Swazi people.
kapowsin
keewatin
kennesaw
kentwood
kenweigh
kenwrick
kewaunee
kewaunee
Proper noun
a city on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, USA, and the county seat of Kewaunee County.
kiangwan
kickdown
kickdown
noun
(automotive) In a vehicle with automatic transmission, a downshift triggered by pressing down the throttle pedal.
kingchow
kingwana
kingweed
kingwood
kingwood
noun
(uncountable) The wood of this tree, used in cabinetmaking.
Dalbergia cearensis, a Brazilian tree having a violet-brown, hard texture.
kiriwina
kirktown
kiwanian
kiwanian
Noun
A member of an international coeducational service club founded in 1915 in Detroit, Michigan.
knapweed
knapweed
noun
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
knifeway
knitwear
knitwear
noun
knitted garments
knitweed
knitwork
knitwork
noun
knitted material; a knitted object
knobweed
knobweed
noun
Hyptis capitata, an erect annual lamiaceous shrub.
knobwood
knobwood
noun
Any of various South African trees of genus Zanthoxylum that have knob-like protuberances on the bark.
knopweed
knopweed
noun
Alternative form of knapweed
knotweed
knotweed
noun
Any of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers
knotwork
knotwork
noun
A design or pattern of interlocking or overlapping geometric shapes resembling a knot
An object composed of or using knots.
Work involving the tying of knots.
knotwort
knotwort
noun
A small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum (coral necklace).
knowable
knowable
adj
Capable of being known, understood or comprehended.
knowhows
knowhows
noun
plural of knowhow
knowings
knowings
noun
plural of knowing
knowland
knowling
knowlton
kotowing
kotowing
noun
Alternative form of kowtowing
verb
present participle of kotow
kunowsky
kutztown
kwantung
kwarteng
kweiyang
kynewulf
lawnlike
lawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a lawn.
linework
linework
noun
(art) The technique of drawing lines.
linkwood
linkwork
linkwork
noun
A fabric made from linked pieces of metal.
A mechanism of linked components.
longwork
lookdown
lookdown
noun
An oddly-shaped Atlantic marine fish, Selene vomer.
mackinaw
mackinaw
noun
A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
A flat-bottomed cargo boat; mackinaw boat.
A heavy woolen cloth.
markdown
markdown
noun
A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales.
misknown
misknown
verb
past participle of misknow
misknows
misknows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misknow
moonwalk
moonwalk
noun
(dance) A dance move in which the dancer slides backwards though the feet move as if walking forwards; the backslide.
(dance) A dance style in which the dancer appears to be moving in a low gravity environment.
An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot (by an astronaut).
verb
(intransitive) To walk in a manner that is similar to the moonwalk dance style; to move while sliding backwards as though the feet move as if one was walking forwards.
(intransitive) To walk in leaps, like on the Moon or on other low gravity surfaces.
(intransitive) To walk on the surface of the Moon.
(intransitive, dance) To perform the moonwalk.
nashwauk
nawrocki
neckward
neckwear
neckwear
noun
Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck, such as ties or necklaces.
neckweed
neckweed
noun
(humorous, archaic) The hemp plant, which furnishes ropes for hanging criminals.
An American annual weed (Veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.
netawaka
networks
networks
noun
plural of network
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of network
newshawk
newshawk
noun
(informal) A keen investigative reporter.
newspeak
newspeak
noun
Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.
newsweek
nicktown
okinawan
okinawan
Adjective
From Okinawa.
Of Okinawan descent.
Noun
A person from Okinawa.
Proper noun
A Ryukyuan language of Okinawa.
openwork
openwork
noun
(mining) A quarry; an open cut.
Any of several forms of metalwork or needlework having decorative openings.
overknow
pinkweed
pinkwood
pinkwort
pinworks
pinworks
noun
A factory that makes pins.
preknown
preknown
adj
Already known; known in advance.
punkwood
rankwise
rankwise
adv
In order of rank
reawaken
reawaken
verb
To reactivate or reanimate.
To wake after an extended period of sleep.
reawoken
reawoken
verb
past participle of reawake
rewakens
rewakens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rewaken
rewaking
rewaking
verb
present participle of rewake
reweaken
ringwalk
scowbank
skewings
skewings
noun
plural of skewing
skewness
skewness
noun
(statistics) A measure of the asymmetry of the probability distribution of a real-valued random variable; is the third standardized moment, defined as scriptstyle 𝛾₁=(𝜇₃)/(𝜎³),! where 𝜇₃ is the third moment about the mean and 𝜎 is the standard deviation.
The property of being skew.
skinworm
slawbank
snowbank
snowbank
noun
A heap of snow.
snowlike
snowlike
adj
Resembling snow.
snowpack
snowpack
noun
An accumulation of packed snow, usually the seasonal amount.
swacking
swacking
adj
(slang) Huge; whopping.
Characteristic of a swack.
verb
present participle of swack
swankest
swankest
adj
superlative form of swank: most swank
swankier
swankier
adj
comparative form of swanky: more swanky
swankily
swankily
adv
In a swanky manner.
swanking
swanking
verb
present participle of swank
swankpot
swankpot
noun
(slang, derogatory) A show-off.
swanlike
swanlike
adj
(figuratively) Beautiful like a swan
Similar to a swan or a characteristic of it, especially in elegance or grace
adv
(figuratively) Beautifully like a swan
In a swanlike way
swanmark
swanmark
noun
(UK) A mark of ownership cut on the bill of a swan.
swanneck
swanskin
swanskin
noun
A type of brushed flannel cotton twill fabric.
The skin of a swan with the down or feathers on.
swanwick
swanwick
Proper noun
A village in Hampshire, England
A village in Derbyshire, England
swelinck
swinking
swinking
verb
present participle of swink
takedown
takedown
noun
(martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.
(slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.